Navigating the migration debate out of a dangerous cul‐de‐sac

Abstract

Progressives cannot continue to bang the pro-migration drum and believe that the public will finally 'get it' or that their arguments will win over the extreme anti-migration voices. Instead a new mainstream consensus on the issue is urgently needed, say Tim Finch and Sarah Mulley Copyright (c) 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation (c) 2009 ippr.

Highly skilled migration and the negotiation of immigration policy: Non-EEA postgraduate students and academic staff at English universities

“…This has been combined with increased border controls, restriction of low skilled migration and asylum seekers, and promotion of an agenda of social cohesion and integration. Despite being contested (Flynn, 2005;Finch and Mulley, 2009;Robinson, 2010;Mulvey, 2011), it continues to guide UK immigration policy, which since 1998 has undergone key changes. Three are relevant to this discussion: the rolling out of the PBS; the introduction of an annual limit on immigration numbers for skilled migrants; and the termination of immigration visas for highly skilled individuals not linked to job offers.…”

Managing Surveillance? The Impact of Biometric Residence Permits on UK Migrants

“…This has been combined with increased border controls, the restriction of low-skilled migration and asylumseekers, and the promotion of greater social cohesion and integration. Despite being contested (Finch and Mulley 2009;Flynn 2005;Robinson 2010), this approach continues to guide UK immigration policy. Two policy changes are particularly relevant to this discussion: the rolling out of the Points-Based System (PBS) and the introduction of BRPs.…”