Migrants Challenge Rule Changes

[Peter Parka]

Migrants challenge rule changes
The government's decision to change the rules for highly skilled immigrants is facing a challenge in the High Court. It is claimed retrospective changes to the Highly Skilled Migration Programme (HSMP) in 2006 will mean thousands of non-EU migrants have to leave the UK.
The HSMP Forum, which is seeking the judicial review, says 90% - 44,000 people - who entered under the HSMP no longer qualified.
They claim the decision was unfair and in breach of their human rights.
'Harsh'
Between 2002 and the end of 2006, when the government changed the rules, 49,000 doctors, engineers, accountants and other professionals entered the UK under the HSMP.
They were assessed on qualifications, experience and earning ability.
But the change in the rules meant anyone applying to extend their work visa would have to score points based on their education, salary and age.


The HSMP Forum says thousands have already left the UK after their visas expired, and more than a thousand others have had their applications to stay rejected.
It says the government went back on its promise to let them stay after four years work.
Last year, MPs from the Joint Committee on Human Rights said the retrospective changes were harsh, unfair, and incompatible with the Human Rights Act.
The HSMP Forum said the retrospective changes had affected the lives of thousands of non-EU nationals, who left well paid jobs, perks and families to make the UK home.
Forum member Chandrasekar Elangovan said: "It is ironic that a government which boasts itself as champions of human rights around the globe is actually playing with the lives of thousands of skilled immigrants and their families."
The HSMP has since been converted into the new points-based system, launched last month.


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Too fucking right, I'm disgusted how our country is pandering to prejudice to exclude migrants who bring more to our country than a lot of people born and bred here!

 

[SRC]

The HSMP Forum said the retrospective changes had affected the lives of thousands of non-EU nationals, who left well paid jobs, perks and families to make the UK home.

I'm kinda confused by this statement. If they already had well paying jobs w/perks where they came from .. what incentive(s) would they have had to leave their family to go to the UK?

 

[Peter Parka]

I'm kinda confused by this statement. If they already had well paying jobs w/perks where they came from .. what incentive(s) would they have had to leave their family to go to the UK?

A lot of immigrants get fooled by propaganda to believe that life here is a lot better than it is. Seriously, probably no where near as bad now, but when the W Indians came over in the 50's a lot of them honestly literally believed that the streets of London were paved with gold!

 

[skyblue]

our kids aren't getting the chance peter......i live right next to the university of warwick......most students are asian because they're governments pay for them to be here........our kids have to fund they're selfs.....its unfair,people here cant better themselves

 

[gLing]

That is messed up. Those people are productive members of society yet the government goes back on their promise for what? It doesn't make any sense.

 

[gLing]

our kids aren't getting the chance peter......i live right next to the university of warwick......most students are asian because they're governments pay for them to be here........our kids have to fund they're selfs.....its unfair,people here cant better themselves

I thought higher education was funded by the government there.

 

[Peter Parka]

our kids aren't getting the chance peter......i live right next to the university of warwick......most students are asian because they're governments pay for them to be here........our kids have to fund they're selfs.....its unfair,people here cant better themselves

From what I noticed at school, the main reason Asians do better is because of their strong work ethic and knuckling down to study, I really don't see this can be blamed on the government giving them favourable treatment.

Anyway, this isn't talking about kids coming over here to study, it's about skilled workers who came over here with their qualifications and skills.

 

[Ria]

I thought higher education was funded by the government there.

No, that all stopped a long time ago. Children have to borrow and then pay back when in work, but it'll take them about 6 years, a couple of people I know, have told me.

 

[gLing]

No, that all stopped a long time ago. Children have to borrow and then pay back when in work, but it'll take them about 6 years, a couple of people I know, have told me.

That is pretty much how it is here now. You can get grants which you don't have to pay back but those are very limited and first come first serve. Everybody else scrambles for loans or works three jobs and struggles through.

 

[Ria]

That is pretty much how it is here now. You can get grants which you don't have to pay back but those are very limited and first come first serve. Everybody else scrambles for loans or works three jobs and struggles through.

Yeah, it's all so wrong, especially when it's the Government who put the pressure there for students to take up further Ed'.

 

[All Else Failed]

yeah this is why all higher education should be free. its totally possible.

 

[debbie t]

our kids aren't getting the chance peter......i live right next to the university of warwick......most students are asian because they're governments pay for them to be here........our kids have to fund they're selfs.....its unfair,people here cant better themselves

i totally agree with ian on this ,from my own point of view i have a daughter who is an A* student in all her subjects without even working,we have to move in the summer for her to go to a decent sixthform college,and yet when it comes to uni ,we cant affoerd to apy for her so she will come out with a 40,000 quid debt.
we have already got lots of unemployed british born doctors here as it is.

yeah this is why all higher education should be free. its totally possible.

well it was and a grant for living used to be given too.now many unis are full of foreign students whose governments pay for them to be educated here but our own kids (well anyone on ordinary incomes) cannot have the right to higher education ,so many of our brightest people cannot benefit themselves or the country.
if you live in scotland however its free etc,,we may have to move there in the long run???:mad

 

[skyblue]

From what I noticed at school, the main reason Asians do better is because of their strong work ethic and knuckling down to study, I really don't see this can be blamed on the government giving them favourable treatment.

Anyway, this isn't talking about kids coming over here to study, it's about skilled workers who came over here with their qualifications and skills.

and do tell.......if theres no university places left for british kids.....some who easily qualify to go to university......how do they get these qualifications?