Should the UK increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?
Between 2008 and 2010 the United Kingdom began implementing a five tiered “points-based immigration system” which separated immigrant applicants into five tiers based on their employment potential. To secure a skilled worker visa, people have to qualify for 70 points. Having a job offer from an approved employer for a skilled job and being able to speak English will give 50 points. The applicant can achieve the remaining 20 points if they are due to be paid at least £25,600 a year. They can also gain extra points for having better qualifications (10 points for a relevant…
Read more62% Increase |
21% Decrease |
56% Increase |
12% Decrease |
5% Increase, our economy relies on businesses hiring the highest skilled workers at the lowest cost |
5% Decrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs |
4% Decrease, companies are currently taking advantage of this program to decrease wages |
See how support for each position on “Skilled Immigrants” has changed over time for 352k UK voters.
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See how importance of “Skilled Immigrants” has changed over time for 352k UK voters.
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Unique answers from UK users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
@5492YBK3yrs3Y
UK companies should have to employ indigneous first
@8NVH2JB3yrs3Y
Increase but with protections to ensure wages are not decreased and at the same time increase funding for training citizens for high skill jobs.
@9LQCYQS 3 days3D
Allow a certain amount for the short run but focus on providing more incentives to prepare citizens for these jobs for the long run
@9LQ2FVF4 days4D
I don't believe it needs to be increased or decreased, however, the government needs to provide more incentives for our own citizens to do these jobs, if this doesn't happen then we'll need to increase the amount of temporary work visas to fill these positions.
@9LPXV2Q4 days4D
Increase but also encourage own citizen to be high skilled as well as discourage the lowering of wages
@9LP935R5 days5D
We should get the best people for the job, but look into why our citizens are not getting them and provide incentives to achieve them
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