All very sensible.There's no problem with it. We need these roles filled. The problem lies with the current population, there's plenty work, but people either won't do it, or won't train themselves to do it. In fairness, why would someone work for minimum wage and live in a room in an hmo and have a few spare quid a week for the fruits of their labour. They can easily not work, be higher up the council housing register and have a few quid less, but do a side hustle fair more to make themselves better off?
So, in my view, you fill the vacancies, primarily with Brits, by improving educational services, giving decent quality housing to working people and ensuring salaries and benefits make work worthwhile. This is turn means that the need for immigration falls.When the population isn't growing by 500k/1 million a year with migrants the issue is far less in the public eye and no one will care as much.
But instead the population has been whipped up into a frenzy over sending the boat people to Africa. It's almost as if those with the ultimate power (the mega rich) find this a very useful distraction, as they benefit the most from the inexpensive productivy provided by imported labour.
What will the more right wing amongst us think of spending more money on educating 'our own', especially if it's done by a Labour government?
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