To wonder why we can’t have a points based entry system like Australia?

[Backonland]

Why can’t we be like Australia and only allow people in who will contribute to society, either by bringing wealth with them or a qualification or skill that we need in the country.

Im not being goady, I genuinely do not understand why we can’t adopt the same approach? Surely that would be the sensible way forward and appease most people?

We do…

Do you have any idea how it currently works here?

We already do.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_policy_of_the_United_Kingdom

We've had once since Brexit...

We've had one since 2008.

The issue that’s getting people fed up with immigration isn’t even the legal immigration.
Points based hasn’t really worked well. Most of the issues are around the impossibility of removing anyone once they’re here whatever they said to get a visa.

We do.

You get plenty of points if you come over by boat. Not sure why we need this 🙄

We already do have a points based system.

Like most countries Australia has plenty of visa categories that are utilised to for low skilled migration - student visas and working holiday makers predominantly.

Blimey, there’s a throwback! “Australian-style points-based system” is a sound bite I haven’t heard since the pre-EU-referendum debates.

As others have said, we have a points based system. Imaginatively enough, it's called "the Points Based System."

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-6a-the-points-based-system

I suppose the question is, do you feel appeased by this information?

And 740,000 came in on that points-based system…

To be honest I’d say to those arriving on boats that get here successfully welcome and do you want a job/volunteer role in the RNLI . They’d be perfect.

And around 500,000 came to Australia on there's on an average year. Not sure what you're getting at really.

I fucking hate what my country is becoming. Fucking racist cunts popping up like jack in the boxes. Fuck off. I love how multicultural my country is. I love that I can walk out my front door and find food from every town on the planet. I love that Britain's culture is shaped by migration. Italian architecture going back 2000+ years. Fucking hell. If these racist cunts had their way, I'd be eating plain potatoes till I die.

Well said 🎉

I genuinely didn’t know this and I’m sorry for that. I had no idea we did have a points based system.

Ive clearly offended some of you with my OP so I’ll slope off with my tail between my legs and read what has been linked.

Hope those who have called me pig fucking thick and a racist are pleased with yourselves.

Have you seen how they deal with boat people? It's a bit more aggressive than the UK

Really? I think the OP believes a PBS will somehow reduce immigration. Fairly obvious it doesn’t. Do you understand?

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I don't think you're pig thick OP, most people don't know we have a PBS as is demonstrated by the monotonous regularity with which politicians go on television to moan that we don't have one. Immigration law is incredibly complex and I wouldn't criticise anyone for not knowing the details when our elected representatives don't either.

I really would like to know though - now that you DO know, does it give you any sort of reassurance that skilled immigration is subject to a rigid system of assessment, or not?

How vile do you have to be to write ehat you just have?