The Home Secretary has directed the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the White Paper following criticism around the white paper where immigrants were required to earn an annual salary of £30,000 in a post-Brexit UK.
Aimed at preventing shortage of skilled workers such as waiters, paramedics, lab technicians, chefs and junior doctors, whose income would fall below the £30,000 figure, Sajid Javid has written to the committee with the hopes of fixing the “immigration system”.
“It’s vital the new immigration system continues to attract talented people to grow our economy and support business while controlling our borders.
“These proposals are the biggest change to our immigration system in a generation, so it’s right that we consider all of the evidence before finalising them.”
In his proposal, he has also asked the migration advisory committee to consider if there was a case for regional salary thresholds in different regions of the UK. This would particularly interest the Scottish Government, after it previously warned the cap could cut eligible EU workers in Scotland by 85%.
The committee is expected to present its findings in January 2020. The new immigration system would bring the end of free movement and EU citizens would be treated the same as non-EU citizens.
