CaSE briefing about the government’s plans to put in place a ‘migrant cap’ on non-EU immigrants. The document urges the government to make exceptions for qualified, competent scientists from the cap, not doing so could have adverse effects for UK universities and hinder the recovery of the economy.
Immigration
Science and engineering are international, collaborative endeavours. As such, issues affecting immigration policy may have a direct affect on UK’s science and engineering workforce and output. CaSE is at the forefront of defending the knowledge and skills exchange vital for scientific progress, examining how changes to visa provisions, settlement rights and immigration caps, among other issues, may affect industry and academia.
Here you will find blogs, reports, briefings and consultations on Immigration. To see only CaSE reports, briefings and consultations, use the button above.
Consultation on Limits of Non-EU Migration
This document outlines CaSE’s views on the potential damage that could result from a cap on non-EU scientists coming to the UK. It stresses the importance of scientists and engineers to the economy and gives an analysis of the ways in which exceptions can be made.
Annual Limit on Economic Migration to the UK: Response
CaSE recommends that a method is found to exclude qualified and competent scientists and engineers from the migration cap. These people will have a vital role to play in the UK’s economic growth and in solving some of our urgent challenges.
The Queen’s speech: cap on migrants, science education, and Lords reform
Science tends to get on fairly well without legislation and lawmaking, so we weren’t anticipating a lot of science or engineering news from the Queen’s Speech this morning. But there are three issues which we’d like to flag up for your attention; the cap on economic migrants, schools reform, and possible reform to the House of Lords.
These potential reforms are in their early stages, but we’d be keen to hear what you think CaSE’s response should be. You can either leave a comment on the blog, or email me at imran[at-nospam]sciencecampaign.org.uk
Migrant Cap
The Queen said that her Government will “limit the number of non-European Union economic migrants entering the United Kingdom”. This is part of the coalition’s aim of reducing migration to “tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands”.
