UK proposes overturn of family reunion: biggest in Europe, ‘ineffective’ for integration

A Home Office consultation frequently lists policies in selected ‘other countries’ to support new proposals on family reunion. In fact, few other countries do what the UK proposes. The few countries with such measures have not yet proven that they meet integration objectives in practice, since data on forced and sham marriages is unknown and evaluations of their effectiveness are limited and disputed. After these changes, families including non-EU immigrants would face some of the most restrictive policies in the UK with a family reunion ranking of only 27th of 31 countries in Europe and North America...Read more on the MIPEX Blog