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Halt to hiring from south Asian nation will exacerbate labour shortages
Charities fear criminal gangs are exploiting young people housed in ‘temporary’ hotel accommodation
More than 100 charities want the practice ended after hundreds of minors go missing
Former CBI president criticises government moves to bring down migration by targeting universities
Ending free movement from EU is ‘contributing significantly’ to shortages in lower-skilled sectors, think-tanks find
Prime minister rejects business pleas for increased immigration to deal with labour shortages
Britain has relied on more non-EU foreign practitioners since Brexit
Simplistic distinctions between the deserving and undeserving do nothing to help the vulnerable
Judge finds Home Office policy was enacted in ‘unlawful’ manner, putting EU citizens at risk of deportation
Rights groups consider appealing judgment after efforts to have policy ruled illegal fail
There is growing concern that the country’s immigration system is exposing migrant workers to abuse
Interior minister Gérald Darmanin wants treaty between Britain and EU to establish legal entry routes
Expensive security measures have been in place for years on the maritime border between France and the UK
Religion in England is increasingly being propped up by immigrants and their descendants
Tragedy comes day after Rishi Sunak launches new strategy to combat people smuggling into UK
Feared deaths in the Channel underline the urgent need for safe legal routes for people to seek asylum, which PM’s policy fails to provide
Prime minister targets Albanians and says people are ‘right to be angry’ about number of asylum seekers
Migrants being left open to abuse by the design and poor policing of existing schemes, it warns
Refugee groups say suggested policies would represent a breach of Britain’s international obligations
Local authorities fear spike in number of homeless migrants as ‘broken’ rental market hinders shift from volunteer hosts
Health officials say there have been 50 cases found in asylum seekers moved around the country by the Home Office
Employers not main driver of latest surge in immigration — nor would loosening rules solve all workforce problems.
Talk of limiting overseas students has done damage, says sector concerned by reports of visa curbs
Sunak’s government must focus on delivering improvements it can control rather than ‘net’ migration figures driven by global forces
The strain on those hoping to cross the Channel from France is intensifying — so why does the UK still exert such a pull?
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