Sentences with phrase «cap on immigration»

That system took the form of an annual cap on immigration from outside the EU.

They also published a joint memorandum negotiated over the last five days covering deficit reduction, environment, tax, banking reform, an annual cap on immigration, welfare and relations with Europe.

Instead of developing policies aimed at making immigration work for the country as a whole, however, the response of the Westminster political class over recent years has been to debate caps on immigration and give credence to the philosophical position that immigrants are a drain on society instead of net contributors.

But Red Ed has now become slightly blue tinged I suspect in the end with Caps on Immigration already put forward by the Tories, they why would I vote labour.

A business organisation campaigning against the government's cap on immigration tells Channel 4 News Cabinet minister Vince Cable is right to say that the measure is damaging the economy.

The fascinating study conducted by ComRes on behalf of the New Statesman magazine also reveals that prospective MPs are deeply Eurosceptic, support tax cuts and want to see a strict cap on immigration.

«Annual caps on immigration are unnecessary and could exclude people with valuable skills, the Communities Secretary has said... John Denham has said the Government does not support the idea as applicants with something to contribute should get the chance to come to Britain... «We don't think population is going to go to 70 million, so there is a bit of a straw man there,» he said.»

Basically the Tories are doing the cap on Immigration, so you might as well vote Tory.

Chris Huhne yesterday stoked the row over the Coalition's cap on immigration - claiming it could jeopardise plans to open a new # 100million wind - turbine factory in Britain.

On the contrary: what sealed Labour's fate was more likely his only meaningful intervention, when he pointed out that there could be no cap on immigration as long as Britain remained in the EU.

The document detailing the parallels between past and present Tory manifestos shows an alarming number of policies - such as the cap on immigration and pledges to cut inheritance tax - that differ little, if at all, from those promised in 2005 and 2001.

Immigration has long been a Tory touchstone issue, with David Cameron promising a cap on immigration and attacking the Lib Dem's «amnesty plans.

• He said he agreed that Vince Cable was right to raise concerns about the plan to impose a cap on immigration from outside the EU.

Mr Cable's Liberal Democrat party does not favour the Conservative plan for a cap on immigration, which was agreed as part of the coalition deal struck in May of this year.

Painful and unpopular decisions to curb the deficit must be taken immediately; Trident renewal must be given the green light to wipe out any doubt about Britain's determination to defend itself; the planned jobs tax must be scrapped now; a cap on immigration is urgently needed; and the schools revolution can not come too soon.

Tim Finch, head of migration, equalities and citizenship at the Institute for Public Policy Research, told Channel 4 News: «The longer term question really is: is it logical to have a cap on immigration?

A cap on immigration.

Mr Brown and Mr Clegg both spoke out against Mr Cameron's plan for an annual cap on immigration, which Mr Cameron said was «simply too high at the moment».

A poll in Labour marginals shows that nearly half of voters were more likely to vote Tory if Cameron backed a 50,000 cap on immigration - The Sunday Times Yesterday evening's ToryDiary

Reports of a leaked Home Office paper suggest Home Secretary Theresa May wants to introduce a cap on immigration from the EU.