Strict conditions in language and skills .. Britain reveals features of the new immigration system

The British government revealed today, Wednesday, the features of the new immigration system, which is supposed to enter into force early next year, and imposes strict procedures for the first time in decades as the country exits the European Union.

British Home Secretary Priti Battle - who is from an Indian immigrant family - described the introduction of this system as a "historic moment" and said, "We will attract the brightest and best from around the world, to strengthen the economy and our societies and unleash the full potential of this country."

The implementation of this system is scheduled to start after the end of the free movement system between the European Union and Britain on December 31 next, the date of the end of the transitional period of Brexit (exit from the European Union).

point system
The new British system quotes - as the government says - the Australian immigration system, which relies on points awarded to the applicant in several ways, including his level of knowledge of the English language and his degree.

According to the government, foreigners wishing to work in Britain must reach seventy points.

The British Home Office said that foreigners from the European Union or other countries will be treated equally when they come to Britain.

In a series of television and radio interviews about the new system, Home Secretary Pretti Battle said the government wanted to “encourage the right talents” and “reduce the levels of people with low skills coming to Britain.”

The government made it clear that it would not grant entry visas to "low-skilled workers", and called on employers to stop relying on "cheap labor" from Europe.

The Home Secretary said that companies are invited to employ elements of the eight million potential "economically inactive" workers present in Britain.

Language requirement
According to the new system, the applicant is required to be able to speak English, to have a job offer with a skilled job, and to have a "certified guarantor" in order to obtain fifty points.

The government grants additional points against the qualifications and wages offered, and to work in sectors suffering from labor shortages.

The details announced by the government met with great interaction on social networks, and were criticized by opposition British politicians.

Criticism
Diane Abbott, an MP for the opposition Labor Party and Home Secretary of the shadow government, said in an interview with BBC television that the real goal of the Conservative government led by Boris Johnson was that this system is to reduce immigration and not improve the economic situation.

She believed that the new system might harm the state of the economy, and that it was not feasible to focus on reducing immigrant levels to specific numbers without giving priority to the needs of British society and the labor market.

On the other hand, chief executive of pollster Ipsos Morey Ben Big said in a tweet on Twitter that 54% of Britons currently want to see a decrease in the number of immigrants, but he said that the percentage of this team continues to decline since June 2015 That is, a year before the Brexit referendum, it had reached 67%.

"If European countries put in place a system of reciprocity in the granting of work visas, we must accelerate the improvement of our capabilities to speak other languages," commented Jesse Phillips, an opposition Labor MP, on the condition of speaking in English.