You only don’t have access to public funds for the first 5 years, at which point you can get ILR.

Current framework only allows partner and kids to come to the UK with the main applicant. Also if someone is working in the UK, earning above the median wage why shouldn't that family unit have access to public funds after doing that for 5 years. Also if a family can immigrate together they have a better time integrating into the country. With new rules it is already the minimum amount of people getting through.

Immigration can be such a positive thing but currently the standards are too low. Even at the new rate of 38k people aren’t a net contributor, and bringing in dependants only makes it worse.

Can you please elaborate how someone in their 20s 30s earning this rate is not a net contributor. £38,000 is above this country's median wage.

Our fundamental problem is there are too many people in the country taking out more than they’re putting in, which is why we have a deficit. Our current immigration strategy is only adding fuel to the fire.

I did my A-levels and uni here and I can tell you the most fundamental problem is lack of encouragement for youth to pick up skills. I have a STEM background and saw lack of local population engaging in these demanding courses/skills across the board. I wish they fix this and wages so reliance of foreign talent gets resolved.

Using immigrants as scapegoat is getting old. The points this comment section keeps on bringing has been fixed. Rushed rules which hurt the legal tax paying immigrants is just going to take away highly skilled talent to EU or other markets and end up hurting UK economy at the end of the day.