Making migration work for Britain – Sir Andrew Stunell
08 MARCH, 2014 @ 11:44 AM
Liberal Democrats today passed the policy motion, Making
Migration Work for Britain.
This motion replaces
previous policy on migration and is based on the following key principles:
- Security
and firm control – To take back control of Britain’s borders, Liberal
Democrats would as an urgent priority, ensure entry and exit checks are
fully implemented.
- Growth
and prosperity – Ensure a strong economy by encouraging students, business
visitors and tourists who help growth, to come to the UK.
- Compassion
and fairness – Ensure a fairer, more united Britain by improving migrants’
language skills, easing pressures on public services due to migration, and
ensuring asylum seekers and the families of migrants are treated with
compassion.
This new policy is structured on these principles, so that
future migration works for Britain and helps deliver a stronger economy and a
fairer society.
Commenting, Sir Andrew Stunell MP said:
“I am delighted that conference has endorsed the right
immigration policies for Britain: they will give us security and firm control
of our borders, make sure that migration brings growth and prosperity for our
country, and treat everyone, both migrants and host communities, with fairness
and compassion.
“The Liberal Democrats plan to put Parliament in charge, with an
annual vote of all MPs on all the key migration questions. We want to
welcome to Britain all those who will help us prosper, and focus on weeding out
the crooks and traffickers who harm Britain.
“And we plan to make sure every long-term migrant learns
English, and that the local pressures on schools and housing are eased for
everyone by using European money to deliver for communities facing rapid
change.”
ENDS
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