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Government immigration plans will harm integration and fuel negative perceptions

Proposals for short term visas, separating families, and income caps will worsen rather than assuage public concerns, say Hope not Hate.

By Rosie Carter
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Image: Home Secretary Sajid Javid presenting the Immigration White Paper in parliament, 19th December 2018. Credit: House of Commons/PA Images, all rights reserved.

With 100 days to go until Brexit, today’s much-delayed proposal for immigration after Brexit indicates the chaos that lies ahead, with many members of the Government up all night arguing the detail of yesterday’s release.

The immigration white paper is critical, given that immigration was a key driver behind the decision to leave the EU. But with many of the details now announced, it presents yet another case of the Government cutting off the country’s nose to spite our collective face.

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