Has the government just changed migration policy – or simply changed the tone of the debate?
For all of the 20th century, the UK’s great partner across the Atlantic was settled on what it believed were clear economic and social benefits of migration to its shores. Yet despite the USA’s experience, many of Britain’s political leaders have historically found themselves unable to square the migration debate in their own minds and within wider society. No modern, successful country can afford to adopt an anti-immigration position… It is in all our interests to harness the innovation, skills and productivity that new migrants can bring David Blunkett Blunkett: No limit on migration But Home Secretary David Blunkett’s statement that he now sees no limit on managed migration to the UK’s shores signals an enormous change in what government is publicly prepared to say. In his speech to policy makers at London’s Chatham House, and an interview with the BBC, Mr Blunkett said he wanted to “lift our sights” above the perceived national crisis in asylum and illegal immigration. He argued
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