AIBU to think that Digital ID will not stop illegal immigration, and nor is it a good idea?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15144687/The-country-inspired-Keir-Starmers-digital-ID-card-fiasco-Labours-blueprint-Britain-goldmine-hackers-scammers-steal-money.html

Fail don't like the idea of the cards.

Black/grey economy working is a big draw of coming to the uk.

With digital ID there becomes an increasing drive for all employees to be registered, it gets harder and harder for people to work without ID, thus making the UK no more appealing than other european countries who already have it.

The petition has had a response.

Basically the government have said "tough shit we're introducing it". They have said it won't be compulsory, but will be required for several things such as the right to work. Employers will have to do "right to work checks" therefore anyone wanting to work in the UK will need to have one.

I feel fuming as would like them to have at least acknowleged the huge number of signatures the petition gained and the clear outcry for a proper consultation on the matter.

I will not stop is illegal immigrants coming the government are trying to use this as an excuse to say it's a good idea. It will not make any difference. People that want to employ illegal immigrants will continue to do so and cash in hand jobs will remain!

The petition has had a response.

Basically the government have said "tough shit we're introducing it". They have said it won't be compulsory, but will be required for several things such as the right to work. Employers will have to do "right to work checks" therefore anyone wanting to work in the UK will need to have one.

I feel fuming as would like them to have at least acknowleged the huge number of signatures the petition gained and the clear outcry for a proper consultation on the matter.

I will not stop is illegal immigrants coming the government are trying to use this as an excuse to say it's a good idea. It will not make any difference. People that want to employ illegal immigrants will continue to do so and cash in hand jobs will remain!

Pissing about around the edges more like. None of this is having an effect and the digital id will have no discernible effect anyway. If it's that good, why does France have so many migrants? The government want these people to come here. They're practically laying out the red carpet. The demographics in my northern village have completely changed since Labour came to power.

I think the companies are still supposed to check they're eligible to work in the UK though?

As if they'll bother about a trifle like that ...

Well in reality the delivery apps are t " employing " anyone. The riders are all self employed

There's very little difference between employing illegal immigrants deliberately and designing your business model around cheap, precarious, zero-rights labour that creates the conditions for illegality to flourish. These companies have no investment in society and will only care when a severe labour shortage forces them to care.

The demographics in my northern village have completely changed since Labour came to power.

In one year?

They probably feel fed up, but how are delivery companies getting away with employing illegal migrants? Nobody in the government is capable of addressing this? Id cards won't make a jot of difference to the thousands of employers who are quite happily getting away with employing people illegally. If they're getting away with it now, they'll get away with it when id is introduced.

The so called id card is about tracking and controlling the existing population, not controlling immigration.

When Starmer was asked in an interview would he be loyal to Davos or Parliament he answered Davos. This malignant entity has absolutely no loyalty to our country and does not intend to put us first, or even second. He's an utter snake (no insult to snakes).

Pissing about around the edges more like. None of this is having an effect and the digital id will have no discernible effect anyway. If it's that good, why does France have so many migrants? The government want these people to come here. They're practically laying out the red carpet. The demographics in my northern village have completely changed since Labour came to power.

I'm feeling rather annoyed with Reform, Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson groupies rubbishing every move the government makes to 'stop the boats' and making snide comments about the new Home Secretary's religion. It's a complex problem - pull factors, gangs, ease of finding work in the UK - and different approaches will, separately and collectively, start to make inroads.

So far, we have: one-in, one-out deal with France; changes to the interpretation of human rights legislation; change to asylum application process so that all relevant factors must be declared on entering the country; change to German law to criminalise supply of inflatable boats; pending change to French law to allow gendarmes to intercept boats up to 300m from the shore; the ability to complete asylum claims documentation from outside the UK; increased numbers of deportation; likelihood of Ministry of Defence estate being used to house migrants; closure of migrant hotels by 2029; repatriation of criminals; and digital ID cards to reduce illegal working; negotiation on new returns agreements. I think Shabana Mahmood will go further, changing the guidelines on ECHR provision as appied in UK courts more radically. She's also making sensible remarks about the threat irregular migration is posing to community cohesion, and the risks the current hostile environment poses for 'people who look like her.

ID cards, provided the technology works, will make a difference as they will enable the government to identify employers with implausible low staffing levels ie those employing irregular labour, and take action against them. The ease of finding irregular work because we have no ID cards us what makes the UK particularly attractive.

I'm feeling rather annoyed with Reform, Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson groupies rubbishing every move the government makes to 'stop the boats' and making snide comments about the new Home Secretary's religion. It's a complex problem - pull factors, gangs, ease of finding work in the UK - and different approaches will, separately and collectively, start to make inroads.

So far, we have: one-in, one-out deal with France; changes to the interpretation of human rights legislation; change to asylum application process so that all relevant factors must be declared on entering the country; change to German law to criminalise supply of inflatable boats; pending change to French law to allow gendarmes to intercept boats up to 300m from the shore; the ability to complete asylum claims documentation from outside the UK; increased numbers of deportation; likelihood of Ministry of Defence estate being used to house migrants; closure of migrant hotels by 2029; repatriation of criminals; and digital ID cards to reduce illegal working; negotiation on new returns agreements. I think Shabana Mahmood will go further, changing the guidelines on ECHR provision as appied in UK courts more radically. She's also making sensible remarks about the threat irregular migration is posing to community cohesion, and the risks the current hostile environment poses for 'people who look like her.

ID cards, provided the technology works, will make a difference as they will enable the government to identify employers with implausible low staffing levels ie those employing irregular labour, and take action against them. The ease of finding irregular work because we have no ID cards us what makes the UK particularly attractive.