So anyone who ever had to have in-work benefits (because some wages are too low to live on) or (let's face it, mostly women) who was entitled to child benefit, often through having a child with a Brit, would be ineligible for citizenship? What a kick in the face that would be for the many, many good people who contribute more to society than money can express.
I became a citizen just after Brexit, mainly because I knew that my rights as an immigrant would keep being attacked and slowly taken away.
To meet the requirements, I had to prove I spoke fluent English either via an expensive test or by showing I had gained a degree at a British university. I did the latter. While at university, some of my lecturers pointed out that my grasp of the English language was better than that of many natives they taught.
I also had to track down and prove all of my addresses since I turned 18, which is a fun task when you've rented most of your life and therefore had to move frequently. Of course, no criminal conviction was allowed and I had to travel across the country to get my fingerprints taken and permanently stored on a national database.
Then there was the infamous citizenship test, which many people born and raised here would fail. Yes, there are some important questions about the political system and key historic events, but also questions on who designed some famous buildings, or who won a gold medal in a specific sport.
There is a time delay - you have to hold ILR for a year before you can apply, and you only gain that if you already satisfy most of the above.
Oh, and you need to scrape together around £2000. It's £300 to replace a damaged or lost certificate.
UK citizenship is already extremely hard to get.
I have lived here all my adult life, always been working in a job that society needs (and is desperate to recruit for) but which doesn't pay enough in the early stages to survive on without benefits. I've also had the poor luck of meeting and having children with two British men who didn't uphold British values themselves, and I ended up getting help with childcare money from the state when I became a single mum.
We're so desperate for healthcare professionals, IT professionals, teachers, care workers and so many other people, but the country seems hell-bent on being hostile to those who choose to live their lives here and contribute to a society that they weren't born in. It's saddening.