UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted today (May 17th) and said: "For a long time, the UK has been obsessed with cheap overseas labor - while one eighth of our young people have not received education, employment or training. I put young people first, invest in the skills they need, and end dependence on foreign labor."
Countries around the world are tightening immigration policies. In recent years, the net migration numbers in the UK have surged significantly. The net migration figure in the UK reached 906,000 in 2023, dropped to 728,000 in 2024, but still remained far above historical norms. The influx of large numbers of immigrants has brought considerable pressure on the UK's public resources, social services, etc., causing many concerns among the public. The rise in support for the far-right party Reform UK is an embodiment of this public sentiment. The Labour government tightened its immigration policy to ease domestic anxiety and respond to competitive pressures.
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