UK - Why don't we bring in only the workers we NEED ??!!?

Question

stop all non - EU immigration unless they are highly skilled doctors, engineers, scientists etc. We don't need any more people to clean toilets and serve coffees, surely ?!

Answer 1

Sadly, because the UK no longer has any borders, so there is no longer a WE. The EU decides policy.

Answer 2

in my opinion people from the eu who arent hilghly skilled should be tailed back, not stopped, just tailed back

Answer 3

As that would make sense, new labour are deluded.

Especially as the UK is expected to loose 300,000 jobs in the near future.

Edit - just cost benefit analysis & a good knowledge of economics.

Edit - Capt Jack you are missing all the loop holes, which are many.

Answer 4

Contrary to popular belief there are tight controls on immigration.  We have already stopped non-eu immigration for everyone but the highly skilled.  You have your wish.

There is a points system to immigration that basically does what you say- stops all immigration from people who don't have skills we desperately need.

A friend of mine came here under the old points scheme.  He's now been deported because the list of needed skills has got shorter and his skills aren't on it.