59% Of Existing EU Construction Workers ‘Would Be Ineligible’

59% of current EU migrants in the construction sector would have been found ineligible under new government immigration plans. The new system will only allow those who gain enough points through skills and qualifications to be granted a visa. The think tank IPPR has analysed government data to estimate the share of EU migrant workers in the UK who would be deemed eligible for a skilled work visa under the proposed system. The research found that in total, around 69% of EU migrants currently working in the UK would be ineligible for a skilled work visa if the future immigration rules were to apply to them. Read more on 24housing.

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