Left Food Forward: The battle on family migration will be a long one, but we can win

Every now and again there are changes to the immigration rules which even writers for the Daily Mailvoice their objections to.
The new rules on family migration to the UK, which came into force yesterday, represent a major assault on family life for Brits and migrants alike. Campaigners now need to work on bringing political opposition to the rules out from behind closed doors.
Yesterday’s changes to the family migration rules are significant: the UK now ranks among the toughest of Western democracies on family reunification policies.
Among other changes, the government has introduced a new income requirement of £18,600 per year for people who wish to bring a foreign partner to live with them in the UK.
This means an estimated 47% of the UK working population would not qualify to bring their overseas spouse or partner here in the future.
The Home Office estimates up to 18,500 people every year will be prevented from coming to join family members here as a result. This may be helpful in inching the government towards lower net migration levels, but will be devastating for the families who are kept apart as a result...
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