Immigration policy should exist only to serve the British people
If it incidentally serves foreign people that’s fine, and of course it must else they would never immigrate here. But that should never be the reason we do it.
The obvious potential benefit of immigration are economic
This is reflected in the discourse which is largely economic
It would be rather odd if it weren’t the case. Would a serious case ever be made for immigration just to improve the variety of food on the high street?
Low-wage workers (UK-born or migrant) have negative lifetime contributions
High-wage workers (UK-born or migrant) have positive lifetime contributions
Ergo, it’s a no brainer that our immigration policy should be focused solely on attracting high-wage workers, and rejecting low-wage.
Yes UK-born low-wage workers are also economically “undesirable” but that is a separate policy. Simply because we have home grown problems, doesn’t mean it’s OK to import more.
The scale of immigration should be controlled such that:
For permanent migrants, integration is practical
For temporary migrants, the risks of cultural conflict is minimized
Total finger in the wind, but I have seen the number of 5% being throw as the target percentage of our population that should be immigrants. This seems reasonable to me.
Today the number stands at close to 17% (2021 census)