British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised immigration reform if he wins the United Kingdom's upcoming election.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson appears to have taken a page from President Donald Trump's election playbook, promising to oversee a widespread immigration crackdown at Britain's borders if he remains in power., Johnson has unveiled a string of immigration reforms his Conservative party would put into place if he wins the December 12 vote.
"The British people pay huge amounts to get great NHS care, it is only fair that everyone in the UK does," he said. British Home Secretary Priti Patel touted the immigration reforms as part of the benefits of Brexit, Britain's exit from the European Union. "There's actually very little in there that is surprisingly new," Sumption said."What is surprising," she said,"is that it's not more restrictive."
While Sumption said she was still waiting to hear the rest of Johnson's immigration plan before rushing to judgment, Alp Mehmet, the chairman of Migration Watch UK, an influential right-wing think tank pushing for stronger immigration controls, praised the prime minister's plan as a step in the right direction, but said it was unlikely to bring about"significant" change.
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