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The families broken apart because Theresa May thinks they aren't rich enough for love

A court ruling last month criticised the way that the government is implementing the minimum income requirement for those who want their partners to be able to live in the UK with them.

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“I used to think that daddy lived in the phone. And then my mum said, “You know he doesn’t live in the phone, he lives in America”. It was kind of sad because I always thought that he was close to me because he lived in the phone.” Those are the words of a 10 year old boy, separated from his father by UK immigration laws.

“When she was younger, I used to tell my daughter that ‘I’m sending an airplane and then you will come to England”. My wife told my one day, “Don’t say that again”. I asked her why. She said because while she was sleeping an airplane came over our house and my daughter heard it. She woke up and  ran out and called: “We are here, we want to go to our dad”. When I called on the phone, she cried and said: “The airplane that you sent just came here and they did not know us, they went away, please tell them that we are here waiting for you.” British father separated from his wife and nine year old daughter