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Case Study → Migration Controls in the UK (Edexcel A-Level Geography): Revision Notes

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Case Study \to Migration Controls in UK Introduction ● Since 2010, 5-tier point system designed to help control immigration ○ Checks that the migrant has the skills and resources that the UK needs ○ Eg. Tier 1 migrants must be prepared to invest more than £2 mil in the UK or possess exceptional talent (ie. drs) The Target ● UK 2010 gov pledged to cut net migration to 100,000 people a year • this has failed because\dots ○ Fewer British citizens have left the UK to live elsewhere since the 2008 financial crisis ○ EU immigration ↓ after 2016, but the migration from outside the EU ↑ ○ Refugees are allowed to remain in the UK under human rights law Migration Controls in UK*

Introduction	● Since 2010, 5-tier point system designed to help control immigration ○ Checks that the migrant has the skills and resources that the UK needs ○ Eg. Tier 1 migrants must be prepared to invest more than £2 mil in the UK or possess exceptional talent (ie. drs)
The Target	● UK 2010 gov pledged to cut net migration to 100,000 people a year • this has failed because… ○ Fewer British citizens have left the UK to live elsewhere since the 2008 financial crisis ○ EU immigration ↓ after 2016, but the migration from outside the EU ↑ ○ Refugees are allowed to remain in the UK under human rights law

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