David Cameron rewrites immigration speech after resistance from industryControversial plans to
require all firms to publish a list of immigrants working for them will not now feature in David Cameron's speech on immigration today.
The speech will instead set out how the government plans to reduce entry to the UK from immigrants outside the EU, specifically by closing down family access. This will mean extending the probationary period for spouses looking to settle in Britain from two years to five.
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He will say that of 500 family migration cases checked, more than 70% of UK-based sponsors had post-tax earnings of less than £20,000 a year. He will add: "When the income level of the sponsor is this low, there is an obvious risk that the migrants and their family will become a significant burden on the welfare system and the taxpayer."
The prime minister said he will also look at whether "a financial bond would be appropriate in some cases".
