By declaring a national immigration emergency bill, the following issues should be addressed:
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Immediate freeze of all non-essential immigration for 3 years
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Following the freeze, limit immigration to net zero, so only as many people are allowed into the country as British citizens who leave to live elsewhere. The number of permissible migration visas will be determined based on the average emigration from the UK over the previous 3 years.
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Cap student visas at universities to a maximum of 5% at each institution. Regularly send border agents to inspect universities to ensure they aren’t simply being used as backdoors for migration purposes.
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Double the employer NI tax contributions on foreign workers.
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Deport every foreign criminal with dual nationality or non-british citizenship back to their country of origin.
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Create a specific department of immigration, distinct from the Home Office, to ensure these policies are met.
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Anyone in the UK illegally will be deported either to their home country or to a safe third country that the UK enters a deal with, such as Rwanda.
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Turn EVERY small boat back to the safe country (usually France) that it came from. Utilise navy resources if required.
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Scrap the Human Rights Act, leave the ECHR and cancel any other treaties, agreements or bills that prevent proper immigration enforcement.
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Deport any non-british citizen who supports proscribed terrorist organisations or groups or nations hostile to the UK.
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Prioritise women and children in asylum claims and cap asylum numbers to the low thousands each year without a specific parliamentary vote on any extension (for example in times of war).
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No non-British citizen to be able to claim housing or benefits for more than 90 days unless they are a specifically registered asylum seekers based on point 11.
The immigration crisis impacts every aspect of policy, from education to health to housing and more. Even putting aside cultural and social cohesion issues, the sheer numbers are logistically impossible to cope with. It is estimate that within 5 years, over 5 million more people will have arrived and settled in the UK. This would require millions more GP appointments, millions more homes built, millions more school places etc, all for new arrivals, not even factoring in the population growth from people already living here. Serious reforms are needed to deal with this logistical issue.