Boriswave
The Boriswave is the name used to describe the very large and ongoing[1] wave of immigration into the United Kingdom from 2021, following the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union. The change was enabled by the relaxing of the points-based system by Prime Minister Boris Johnson[2][3] that reduced requirements for the granting of visas.[4][5]
Whilst the reasoning for the decision is disputed,[6][7] polling showed that the outcome was opposed by a majority of the public.[8] In the preceding 2019 General Election, Boris Johnson had promised to reduce net migration[9]; a promise made by the Conservative Party in four successive general elections in the 2010s which was consistently undelivered.
The major increase in migration was distinct from the scheme for Hongkongers, the Ukrainian resettlement scheme[10] and migration from EU countries,[11] with new arrivals primarily from countries such as Nigeria, India and Pakistan.[12] Many of these migrants were students, dependents, or paid low wages.[13] The UK's Office for Budget Responsibility projected the net cost to the public finances of low-skilled workers to be £500,000 if they lived to 80 years of age.[14][15]
The Home Office drew up a radical plan to reduce the predicted surge in immigration in an document dated August 2022 containing options as to how the Conservative Government could meet its commitments. The plan was rejected by Boris Johnson as well as Boris Johnson's successors, Liz Truss and Rishi Siunak.[16][17]
On the publication[18] of statistics showing further substantial increases, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer stated that the policy had turned "Britain into a one-nation experiment in open borders” and that the change "happened by design, not accident".[19]
References
- ^ "Long-term international migration, provisional - Office for National Statistics".
- ^ Bidwell, Sam (2024-10-19). "Labour must kick Britain's dangerous addiction to migration". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Sturge, Georgina (2022-09-27). "How has immigration changed under the UK's new 'points based' system?".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Sumption, Madeleine (2022). "Shortages, high-demand occupations, and the post-Brexit UK immigration system". Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 38: 97–111. doi:10.1093/oxrep/grab046.
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- ^ "Dominic Cummings (@Dominic2306) on X". X (Formerly Twitter).
- ^ Syal, Rajeev; editor, Rajeev Syal Home affairs (2024-11-28). "Net migration to UK hit record high of 906,000 in year to June 2023, revised figures show". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
{{cite news}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ "UK Public Opinion toward Immigration: Overall Attitudes and Level of Concern". Migration Observatory. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ https://assets-global.website-files.com/5da42e2cae7ebd3f8bde353c/5dda924905da587992a064ba_Conservative%202019%20Manifesto.pdf
- ^ "Ukrainian migration to the UK".
- ^ "EU Migration to and from the UK". Migration Observatory. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Long-term international migration, provisional - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ "Net migration forecast and its impact on the economy".
- ^ "The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the UK".
- ^ Chan, Szu Ping; Wallace, Tim (12 September 2024). "Low-skilled migrants cost taxpayers £150,000 each". The Telegraph.
- ^ "BOMBSHELL LEAK Radical plan to reduce net migration drawn up by Home Office — only to be dumped by No10". The Sun. 6 July 2023.
- ^ Edington, Steven; Hymas, Charles (16 May 2023). "Million more migrants heading to Britain before next election, ministers warned". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Long-term international migration, provisional - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
- ^ Syal, Rajeev; editor, Rajeev Syal Home affairs (2024-11-28). "Starmer: record net migration shows Tories ran 'open borders experiment'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
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