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  Actually Barry Labour stopped the cheap foreign labour much to the farmers annoyance because of the expansion of the EU.Workers flooded in from Poland etc and initially snapped up these agricultural jobs vacated by the V.O.L.A.G's and SAW's students.However whats happened now is that Poles can get better paid jobs working as tradesmen..plumbers etc.Positions that were not open to them previously.
  
  Farmers in Kent and Anglia are crying out for the govt to let in more non EU agricultural workers in order that they can harvest their crops and pick their flowers etc.Who can recall last years pictures of acres of daffodils left uncut as the farmers struggled to obtain cheap labour.
  
  Its a fine balancing act.We cannot restrict the movement of full EU members to come and seek employment in the UK.However they no longer want the low paid menial jobs and are now looking to improve their lifestyle and in doing so contribute much needed cash into the govts coffers.
  Nurses andCarers are arriving from the Philippines.Again doing jobs that most Brits turn their noses up at,wiping an old grannys backside 8 times a day is not everyones cup of tea.But we continue to need carers in a society that cannot or wont take care of its ageing population.
  
  One area of immigration that could be looked at are the Working Holiday Makers from the Commonwealth who visit and work in the UK for upto 2 years.They normally originate from Australia New Zealand etc.
  
  Secondary immigration could be re-examined ie a chap who goes to India or Pakistan as an example to take a wife should he then be allowed to bring in his wifes aged parents?At prsent if the wifes mother is aged and frail and can prove that she has no-one el;se to care for her then the mother is allowed to join them in the UK.Also if the wife has kids by a previous marriage she can apply to have her children(within a certain age) join her in the UK.
  
  You can see how this is open to abuse.It may be beneficial for some widow to pay a would be suitor to marry her in order that her children will obtain a sound education and her mother receive free health care.This does not apply to all cases but one can see how it is open to abuse.
  
  Clamp down on Asylum applications.Scrap the Dublin agreement signed by dear old Maggie and make would be asylum seekers claim asylum in the first safe country they arrive in.This will stop the multi million pound people trafficking that goes on from the subcontinent.Only last night the Belgians claimed to have smashed a people smuggling ring arresting 11 Indians who had each paid about £15k to travel overland to the UK.Its crazy they travel through safe havens like Germany and France without claiming asylum but head here.Ask yourself why?It should be Do not pass GO and do not collect £200..
  
  Any immigrant commiting a serious offence regardless of their status should be recommended for deportation.This does not happen at present as it all depends on the individuals personal circumstances and what leave he/she has to remain in the UK.
  Visitors to the UK should be granted a maximum of 3 months leave to enter in line with the majority of other EU nations.Its currently 6 months and by the time anyone notices that the person is an overstayer the trail has gone cold.
  
  Reintroduce embarkation control,scrapped by the Tories,its no good having controlled leave to enter if you don't check to see if that person has left the UK or not.
  
  Introduce visa requirements for all countries other than the EU.At present a Brit needs a visa for a visit to Australia but not vice versa.
  
  Just a few things we can and should do to firm up exsisting immigration control before we start a knee jerk Dail Mail type response of Stop all immigration.

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