Should the government enact a stricter immigration policy?

No, but the system needs a total revamp. Additionally, the rights of migrants who have already settled in Britain should be secure.

Current policies need reform to remove instant access to public services and public housing. Crack down on companies that drive down wages through cheaper foreign labour. Drive to up skill UK citizens to fill positions before looking outside of our boarders. Only allow access to public services to migrants if they work jobs that need filling, while ensuring they get a fair wage, possibly leading to UK citizenship.

Yes, better screening for criminals, easier application for sponsored / skilled workers. But better support for refugees

Yes, make the process easier for honest, hardworking people, strict screening of any criminal background and regularly review recent migrants.

Yes, for those for no "reason" to be in the UK, don't make it stricter for skilled workers or family of British born Citizens

The current one is just fine, they honestly need to stop cracking down on ways around it though as most ways around migration would just make the immigrant an official working British citizen anyway. Examples (Collage visa, Marriage)

we are all human and bleed the same blood no one shouldn't be able to stop someone from living a decent life

Yes in the fact that we should fight down on drug dealers terrorists and people who could be a threat to this nation but we must be a country of immigrants that try hard for us and are patriots

make the citenship test easier, but don't allow people to come in with a criminal background and any connections direct or indirect to terrorists groups

Yes, the UK should strongly restrict immigrants from all Islamic countries who do not share and hold compatible moral values in the 21st Century.

Make it easier for skilled workers and refugees fleeing violence, but strictly screen for criminality

No, but train citizens in jobs and make wages and benefits such that immigrant workers are not so necessary

No and make the current point based system more lenient especially for refugees

No, make the current point based system more lenient especially for refugees

We should offer temporary safety for those fleeing war & famine until a deal can be brokered with their country of origin, however, we should make sure those who seek to come over permanently respect the culture, make a effort to learn English & contribute to the system accordingly.

Families should be prioritised, and for those who come over for work purposes, special visas are ideal.

A lot of issues with immigration could be addressed if the government simply enforced basic laws & policy around it, it doesn’t really have to be a massive thing.

Those fleeing war & famine should be ensured temporary safety, however, we must ensure that anyone coming over permanently is doing so with the intent to contribute to and assimilate into society at the basic level (obeying the law, knowing the language, respecting our values)

Yes but make it easier for spouse and family visas to promote family unity but make it harder for work visas.

If they are illegal but contribute to society and are not criminals, then it would be cheaper to make them legal instead of getting rid of them.

No, but I do think checks should be in place to ensure people are who they say they are, aren't criminals, and have enough money to be able to start a new life etc.

No, and increase social housing and invest in the NHS, create legal channels for asylum seekers and prioritize families seeking asylum, allow migrants to work, invest in teaching migrants English (when needed), and generally improve social programs for everyone residing in the UK.

No, let people in, but after they've been housed do a background check for murder, assault or sexual violence/abuse, and then after three months check they're being a productive citizen and check any child is in full time education (if possible, language barriers may hinder this.)

Accept immigrants but with stronger emphasis on assimilation and integration. Additionally, best way to decrease asylum seekers is to rejoin EU and renew Dublin Accords.

Yes. We need remigration based on removing 10,000,000 immigrants and their descendants as a minimum.

Yes, the UK should adopt a point-based system similar to Australia's, which focuses on skills, qualifications, and health checks to manage immigration effectively

No, but make it easier for people who are refugees and skilled workers, and make it harder for criminals

People should be allowed the chance to start a new life bu there should be a better way to proccess them reather than them illegally crossing the channel.

Low amounts of British and Irish immigrants and some Hong Kongers but apart from that no immigration. Also screening should be implemented.

No, but make screening more strict to ensure those that have committed violent and serious crimes are not permitted to stay in the UK.

Immigrants who have committed crimes should be screened and background checked. But refugees should be able to get safety within the uk long term

We should allow them to integrate but if all local areas agree by consensus that there are too many we turn the boats around, furthermore dangerous criminals and smugglers should be sent to island prisons

Accept anyone who is not a criminal but if every area forms a consensus that there is too much then we turn to other countries to take them

As of the moment yes as a result to inflation and economic and pokitcal concerns not that immigratants are only a threat to sicetu

Yes, but continue to accept asylum claims, and focus on filling gaps in key sectors such as social care and hospitality

Welcome refugees and legal immigrants if they respect British values, deport illegal immigrants and smugglers to island prisons

no the government should accept anyone who is not a criminal anyone who is able to work and will word should be allowed into the counry

Yes, this country should aim to achieve net zero immigration for ten years; strictly screen immigrants for criminal backgrounds and regularly review recent immigrants to ensure they have become productive members of society. Immediately deport illegal immigants and those who either commit a crime or fail to become economically-productive and English-speaking within a reasonable timeframe.

Yes, deport all foreign criminals and recent immigrants on benefits but make the process easier for skilled workers

End capitalism and people making their way to UK to make a quick buck, risking exploitation will stop. Also, crack down on the communities employing illegal immigrants and migrants less than minimum wages and assisting them in the process of migration for fees.

No. The issue that is purported to be an immigration issue is in fact a state-funded welfare issue. Non-working brits are just as much a net-drain on the economy as non-working immigrants. Reforming the welfare system would stop the UK being seen as a haven for welfare and would resolve the issue far more effectively than reform of immigration law and policy.

Primary immigration reduced, secondary immigration made easier, national breeding program to counter the demographic time bomb.

No, the government should focus on a fair, efficient, and well-managed immigration system that balances controlled borders with the economic needs of the country and its humanitarian obligations towards vulnerable individuals such as refugees, while strictly screening for violent criminals.

Yes, but have the migration process accessible to those who are skilled workers, but screen people immigrating over from all countries to a criminal background check

I think there needs to be a limit but that we should help people in need where we can, while not ignoring our own people who are suffering. Immigrants shouldn't be criminals and should work

yes but make it easier for skilled workers and refugees, only if they have not crossed through other democratic countries without applying for immigration before reaching the uk

For immigrants, they skilled workers should get priority HOWEVER, it should be made easier for refugees to come in

1. Targeted Immigration:
A more selective approach to immigration, focusing on skilled workers or those who can contribute to specific areas of the economy (e.g., healthcare, technology, agriculture) could be a way to strike a balance between economic growth and border control. This ensures that immigrants fill gaps in the labor market without overwhelming public services or social systems.
2. Improved Integration Programs:
Stricter immigration policies could be paired with improved programs for integrating immigrants into society, ensuring they have access to language classes, cultural orie…  Read morentation, and job training. This could help prevent social isolation and facilitate smoother integration into the community.
3. Humanitarian Protection for Vulnerable Groups:
While implementing stricter policies for general immigration, governments could prioritize protecting vulnerable individuals, such as refugees and asylum seekers, by offering safe passage and protection. These policies should ensure that those fleeing violence, persecution, or natural disasters are given the opportunity to rebuild their lives in safety.
4. Addressing Illegal Immigration:
While ensuring that immigration systems are more controlled and efficient, a balanced approach should also focus on addressing illegal immigration by improving border security, increasing visa enforcement, and offering pathways to legal status for those who have been in the country for an extended period and are contributing to society.
5. Economic Considerations:
Any stricter immigration policy should carefully weigh the economic impact of restricting immigration. Policies could be designed to support the sectors that rely heavily on immigrant labor, while also addressing concerns about overpopulation, resource distribution, and social service strain.

Yes; one which certainly prioritises refugees and justified asylum seekers, and allows certain skilled workers except from 'red' countries which we should not steal.

Do more screening for people who come from “high risk” countries in North Africa and the Middle East

Make it easier for refugees willing to work to work in areas which have labour shortages. But impose limits on industries, where it is already saturated and full. Deport immigrants who commit violent crimes or serious sexual abuse.

In the refugees have snook into the country and have a criminal background then they shouldn’t have a right to live here and put up citizens in danger!

Yes but make the process easier for refugees and asylum seekers and make it easier to gain citizenship. However crack down on illegal immigrants.

Only those from the EU and North America allowed.. and former colonies until all are intergrated into a superstate

Yes, reject all illegal entrants, drastically reduce the number of work visas, only give work visas for jobs paying more than the average salary, visas need to be applied for from outside the country, all work visas should last a maximum of 12 months at a time, after the 12 months they must be renewed from outside the country

Yes, but not for number reduction or increase. More thorough background checks, psychological evaluation and polygraph testing (as support not ultimate decision making). Remove economic migrants and use their space for genuine refugees. Men with underage wives should be removed immediately as they are paedophiles.

No, the existing inefficiencies in the system should be resolved and refugees should be let in for humanitarian reasons

Yes, completely get rid of illegal immigration and small boats crossings, only allow legal immigration for work, study purposes etc.

When an immigrant has been accepted for asylum, they should be allowed to work and pay taxes, and prove themselves whilst their application is being processed.

The UK should start being actually responsible and reasonable about their own immigration standards, laws and practices. That starts with taking care of it themselves.

Something has to be done about people arriving in boats, we can't just keep putting them up in hotels.

Yes, posively discriminating in favour of those in crucially needed sectors of work, aswell as for humanitarian purposes those without documentation will be deported to the last place travelled through.

I think they should help them find homes maybe not in our country if there is to many people but I think there should be a system so that they can have homes in other countries that are safe

Allow any one who has not been convicted of a criminal offence in but for those who are able to make sure they are paying tax and working.

Depends. Make it easier for people genuinely in need of refuge in the UK and punish those who seek to manipulate and take advantage of the system.

We should generally have a policy that permeant immigrants who arrive in the UK for work should be projected to provide a net lifetime benefit to the country, while also stricter rules should be introduced to deliniate temporary and permanent migrants with temporary routes being the norm for low skilled migrants and those who take university courses of 1 year and less while other migrants have a route to permentant residence and citizenship. Non-Citizens should be prohibited from bringing dependants. However, migration numbers and targets are counterproductive on their own and a wider strateg…  Read morey should be considered, with a particular focus on enticing the wealthy to migrate to and stay in the UK. No one who has had any history of violent crime or a custodial sentence should be allowed to migrate, but a small number of minor infractions should be ignored.

Make it easier for students, workers and spouses who are granted immigration legally and have to pay, but make it far stricter and have less incentives for refugees.

Immigrants seeking refuge from a horrific country should be allowed in, anyone coming over for their own benefit or to send money back to their country shouldn’t be allowed in.

Need to make it safer for immigrants to cross, and turn away violent criminals so the others have a chance

Allow entry to asylum seekers who desperately need a safe area to live, and also allow entry to skilled workers who could help improve the workforce.

No, the government should enact a more coherent immigration policy, starting with a clear articulation of whom we are/aren’t willing to take, why/why not, and in what numbers where relevant

Yes, but make it open for skilled workers and turn away people who say they are "17" but they look like their in their 20s and 30s as a bypass

No, in fact they should make it easier for people to immigrate to the uk and else for British citizens to emigrate and a brilliant solution would be bring back EU Freedom of Movement

Yes, and the government should sign a treaty with itself, or a neighbouring country, to legally limit immigration to less than 5% per year, immigrants registered or not.

Yes but manage how many come in as the UK may not be able to support everyone who enters the country

Yes, immigrants should be required to become productive citizens, and emphasis should be put on European immigrants.

Numbers are less important than sensible policies about who we encourage to immigrate and whether that meet the needs of society

The excuse is to "flee war" but most on the boats are men. They should be the ones staying back to fight in the war and woman and children should be the ones on the boats but instead they're left behind, most of the time.

Yes, but allow immigrants to come if they do not have a criminal record. Immigrants help fill jobs that people don't want.

Yes, but make the process easier for skilled workers and international students, and only allow unskilled workers on a temporary basis

We are currently facing an immigration crisis, but we should allow foreign skilled workers who can fill the gaps in our workforce

Yes! Send illegal refugees to a National Refugee Centre (NRC), where they will be taught the English language and British laws! They will then be processed and, if found to be dangerous, they will be removed from the UK immediately! The rest of their family will then get the option of whether or not to stay without their relative or go with them (if they are not also found to be dangerous)!

No, re-legislate how border force in the country works to make it easier for people to seek asylum while dealing with the issue externally

Invest in a modernised processing system to help asylum seekers and refugees and implement intergration programs to help them hit the ground running with work and accommodation.

Allow skilled workers in, check they aren't criminals, regularly review them, deport them if they commit crimes.

Introduce a three-tick rule! In the first six-months, all adult refugees who are not violent criminals (they will be sent home) will have a sheet of paper with three-ticks! Every time they commit a crime, a box is ticked! Once it gets to three-ticks, they are sent home!

Remove asylum (but have better Foreign Office involvement in other countries) and force employers to apply for license/visa for each migrant employee

Immigration policy needn’t be “stricter” but should welcome in refugees and valuable workers, and ensure their integration and basic education.

Spouse visa for a British citizen married with a non-British citizen should be made easier to obtain.

Yes, but make it easier for skilled workers (as well as check in that they have become productive citizens) and check their criminal background previously.

Should be monitored to make sure people don't abuse the system but ensuring a safe place for refugees coming directly from dangerous countries is important.

The government should have an immigration policy that allows asylum for refugees and immigration threat allows economic growth

Yes, but only to ensure the country is not overcrowded and people are treated respectfully and will live a good life once here.

No, but reform the immigration ministry into a more efficient governing body in terms of asylum claims and background checks.

I think there should be a better system for immigration such as the one in Australia but I don’t believe in stopping immigrants moving over altogether

It isn’t a matter of strictness. It’s about having a policy that is practical for migrants and existing citizens.

Yes, but better fund health and social care and higher education so they aren’t dependent on people coming from overseas

Tackling human trafficking at it's root cause is more important and we should be helping refugees and asylum seekers

Yes, but attracting more skilled workers, workers in shortage occupations, investors, and high-profile foreigners with good educational backgrounds

Yes, but they should not make the process so prohibitavely expensive for those who do want to come lie here

Have a massive vetting camp for any coming through & establish what value & skills do they bring to benefit our country. Have language teaching classes &