Should the government increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

A mixture of both, I think their should always be incentives to our citizens, however if high skilled immigrants are prepared to work then they should also be granted work visas

we should make the people in this country claiming benefits and not working earn the benefits they get , We lack a work culture in this country Hence needing to bring in high skilled work force when this country cannot supply it own , this is obvious in the NHS pay the NHS what they are worth

Increase, but focus on higher quality of education to avoid needing to do this and lower immigration over time

increase where the individual an prove competence and the job role is in high demand without enough uk worker available

Whatever the amount, there should be one salary for highly-skilled workers wherever they are from, so companies should not be able to benefit from hiring immigrant workers. They should be contributing and adding value to our workforce, not a way to save money from lower salaries.

Increase, as we have a skills shortage and it’s preferable to have the skilled workers rather than disrupt our services/industries.

Decrease and instead focus on providing adequate support and training to low-skilled national citizens.

I don’t think this should change as we need UK residents to have priority over the jobs to reduce unemployment and increase overall GDP in the UK

Keep the same or increase in short to medium term but provide incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs

Increase and decrease as necessary but encourage training in high-skilled professions within the UK.

Increase, but enforce that the wage paid to the immigrant worker is equal to what a domestic worker would receive

There should be help for people interested to get into these roles, for example free education at degree level to help encourage enrollment. There should also be more help from secondary education to get the young interested and knowledgeable about sought after areas of work. Not to shoehorn but to point out helpfully.

Increase, but add protections for such workers to avoid companies taking advantage of them for cheap labour.

It depends on the requirement at the time, it should be adjusted to reflect the needs of the state, you may not need 2000 nurses each year

Increase but the governmen should provide more incentives to prepare our citizen for these jobs so we don't have to rely on immigrant workers

Decrease to certain countries such as India and Nigeria, and increase to countries in the Americas/Europe/the Far East

The answers don’t provide for the most logical answer, which is that we should of course increase where there is demand (or a short supply of workers), and decrease where there is not

They should have a choice at least, to be working the minimum hours everybody else is per week, but not being forced to exceed that number due to their ethnicity or immigrated information.

Increase, we currently have a shortage of high skilled workers, so we must utilize foreign workers as a temporary solution whilst we train up more domestic workers and provide more incentives for our own civilians to work

Increase only where necessary to fill vacancies. In the longer term match training here to fill vacancies- with no tuition fees

Increase, but focus on where we lacking trained professionals, like doctors, dentists etc. these are the backbone of our health services, we shouldn't be looking for lower wages

Increase. But should monitor companies that take advantage of these people and pay them very little for too much work

Increase - our country relies on businesses hiring skilled workers. Business should be named and shamed of exploiting foreign workers at low cost. Long term, we should be investing in our young people to create more skilled workers. Education is a mess, starting in getting the basics right early rather than setting too high standards early, not allowing enough time to build solid foundations.

Increase for all roles where the domestic resource available is under the requirements for good production

Points based immigration system is unfair. Entire system should be overhauled, especially as “lower skilled” jobs are currently most understaffed.

Visa numbers should be based on the demands of the economy, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs

Why would you stop the skilled workers from working and you would pay them the same as everyone else is being paid not less !!!

‘Skilled’ or ‘unskilled’ work is a capitalist myth.

Increase and make sure they have the same rights and wages as non immigrants

Decrease, if they are highly skilled they should be offered permanent positions.

Businesses should be allowed to recruit the best candidates for the job, regardless of where they come from

Yes but they must be fluent in English

The government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs and create more jobs/ job opportunities. However, we should still hire high skilled immigrant workers at a low cost in a controlled way/ at a controlled pace.

Increase, but regulate the wages they are given. Everyone should be given the same, if not more, especially if they are highly skilled.

Decrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs as well as encouraging companies to hire Britons instead of foreigners as they deprecate the wages of the working class.

Base it on statistics in the workplace if there is a gap in the high skilled work area then allow the required amount for the estimated or required time

If immigrants now live in the country they have migrated to they should not require a temporary work visa, they should be able to work freely in the country they reside

I am more concerned with raising minimum wage and the quality of work life for the working class. But I still believe that other people from different companies should have full right to work in our country, the issue is employees underpaying them and then quality of work suffers as a result.

Increase in sectors where recruitment is low.

Increase for those jobs that are in need but with equal pay and opportunities for uk citizens and it must be regulated to prevent corruption

increase but stop companies from exploiting them

Increase, but introduce oversight on companies to prevent them paying unfair wages

Yes, but only if there is demand.

Immigrants should have to qualify for a year working visa and then to extend there stay they must give back to the country e.g farmwork or agriculture work.

We should look at helping the homeless with jobs instead of letting imagramt in to claim benafits

Current amount, government should also provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs

I just think if they can do the job well and it’s proven they’re beneficial then they should come

Keep the same but at the same time give the education to the current citizens to do these jobs

Increase, but allow immigrant workers to earn the same wage as British workers

Increase, but make sure that the businesses cannot exploit labour from hard working people.

For industry yes, for NHS no

i couldnt care less

Increase if sustainable

We should increase but pay them inline with equivalent UK nationals to avoid companies taking advantage of them.

Increase as our economy relies on the use of skilled workers, whether national or foreign, however they should be guaranteed the same minimum wage as all other national workers and it should be a liveable wage.

Depends On The Quality Of Work For The Cost.

Should fluctuate based on the market

Increase because migration controls are wrong

temporary work visas should be given to anyone willing to work

Get the uk unemployed to work

Depending on each individuals expirience

Immigration should be open to all who are not criminals, diseased (contagious), and enemies of the state.

Temporarily increase but focus on encouraging UK citizens to prepare for these jobs.

Re negotiate with the EU and th U.K. can also live and work in Europe

Yes, but keep it the same by decreasing the number of unskilled people coming in.

Increase but also improve the pay and conditions for both immigrant and UK citizens so everyone participates in the economy.

Skill the workforce we have living in uk

The borders should be open

As long as we are satisfied that every effort is being sought to skill up people already in Britain

Increase, but only if companies are willing to pat the same rates as UK citizens

Increase, we don't have enough dentists and my teef look like they are from the great book of british smiles :)

Allow those with skills in high demand to enter

the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs but shouldn't penalise foreigners from coming to the country either

increase but make sure they are being paid fairly and working in acceptable conditions.

For jobs with high vacancies yes

if they are hard working give them the same job and someone over here

Increase, but only for those who are qualified to work in the public sector

Increase, prioritise immigrant workers who are qualified in sectors with shortages