Conservative party pledges 75 per cent UK immigration cut
January 11 2010 by Liam Clifford
The Conservative reiterate their policy on UK immigration going forward.
David
Cameron, the leader of the conservative party, has indicated that he will reduce
the number of immigrants moving to the UK by 75 per cent if he becomes Prime
Minister at the next general election.
His plans come in response to
claims that the population of the UK could reach 70 million if the immigration
rate remains as it is. He says this is “too much” for public services, such as
hospitals and schools, to cope with.
Cameron says he promises to cut net UK
immigration levels, which are the number of people arriving minus the number of
people moving abroad to live in Australia, Canada and other countries popular
with UK migrants.
The Tory leader says he will impose a cap on numbers to
limit them to 1990s levels of just 50,000 per year. He stated, "We'd like to see
net immigration in the tens - rather than hundreds - of thousands. I don't think
that's unrealistic."
Despite this, Cameron also said he was “in favour”
of UK immigration. The UK economy and workforce receives a great boost each year
from the influx of UK work visa holders and UK student visa holders moving to
the UK.
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