Changes To Immigration Law: What To Expect

Figures show that over half a million people have left the workforce since the pandemic. The figure is largely driven by the UK's aging population and the number of people over fifty who have retired early or left work for health reasons. Last year net migration rose by record levels to over half a million. Many of these migrants will now be filling the vacancies left by those who have become 'economically inactive".

Meanwhile the number of vacancies within the UK remains historically high and employers are continuing to struggle to fill the gaps.

With this as a background, Rishi Sunak is soon to publish a new immigration policy which will focus largely on deterring illegal immigration, particularly the issue of small boats crossing the Channel from France, which is becoming one of the defining issues of the Government's final year before the next general election.