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@ Anthony Accioly
2025-05-13 13:05:48
Reposting this here, even though I know it might be an unpopular take on Nostr (since it actually applies some common sense to immigration matters 🤣).
[ANGRY RANT]
Naturalised British citizen here, came through the legal work visa route. I’ve paid enough in taxes, visa fees, NHS surcharge, and more to keep a few of the anti-immigrant crowd on the dole for their entire lifetimes.
I just want to say: making legal immigration to this country even harder than it already is will backfire spectacularly.
When I moved here, I had equally strong job offers in Ireland (where I was living) and Germany. If the 10-year rule for settlement had been in place at the time, I would’ve certainly chosen somewhere else.
And if you're thinking, “Gee, that’s exactly the point!”, then good luck finding a British citizen willing to do what I do (at any salary), and even better luck spreading the tax burden that folks like me have been carrying among yourselves.
Also, the idea that “immigrants are depressing wages” doesn’t apply to skilled workers. If anything, you need to earn well above average just to qualify for a UK work visa. What’s actually going to happen is that companies will move these jobs abroad, where they can still find the skilled people they need.
[/ANGRY RANT]
#UK #Immigration