Migration must be ‘properly controlled’, Cooper says ahead of policy reforms

‘Illegal migration has to be stopped, legal migration has to be controlled’

Australia is the only country in the world in recent times to have stopped a wave of illegal migration by boat. Just as Hungary is the only country in Europe to have secured its land borders by building a fence against illegal migration, to the great chagrin of Brussels. Australia succeeded because the government that I led was convinced that a country that lost control of its borders, over time, would lose control of its destiny. Hungary succee…

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Here are some of the key measures included in the 82-page document.

READ IN FULL: Cooper's Immigration White Paper

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Dangerous refugees would lose residency under new law

Ahamed Samsudeen. Photo: New Zealand Herald By Gill Bonnett of RNZ Refugees' residence visas will be cancelled if they pose a risk to national security, under government legislation introduced last month.

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Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that migration "must be properly controlled" ahead of the rollout of Labour's "Immigration White Paper".Under new plans set to be presented to MPs on Monday, the skilled visa threshold will be increased to degree-level and employers will be told they must train workers in the UK.The White Paper is being laid out as part of desperate efforts to reduce net migration into Britain, with the figure reaching 728…