Who is Britain’s ‘perfect’ immigrant?
Shabana Mahmood, the latest home secretary, has introduced new immigration reforms that will assess migrants based on their contribution to the UK through skills, salary, and job type.
Shabana Mahmood is the latest home secretary to attempt reforming Britain's complex immigration policy. Her latest proposals on 'indefinite leave to remain' aim to evaluate migrants based on their contribution to the country, considering factors such as skills, salary, and the type of job they can fill.
Parliamentary Review
As MPs in the Commons consider Mahmood's plans, Westminster Insider podcast host Sascha O'Sullivan explores who Britain truly considers its 'perfect' immigrant, examining the contrasting viewpoints of the Home Office, voters, and economists.
Her latest proposals on so-called 'indefinite leave to remain' are designed to assess migrants based on the extent of their contribution to the country
Personal Perspectives
O'Sullivan is joined by Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at Oxford University and interim chair of the Migration Advisor Committee, which advises the Home Office. Keralan-born Labour MP Sojan Joseph shares his experience coming to the UK as a care worker, reflecting on navigating British society amid its often contradictory demands for the 'perfect' immigrant.
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