Putting a price on love: Half of Brits banned from living with a foreign partner

[joebloggs]

Nearly half of Brits working in the UK are banned from living with a spouse from outside the EU under the coalition's tough new anti-immigration law, new research has revealed.


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http://www.politics.co.uk/news/2014/06/09/putting-a-price-on-love-half-of-brits-banned-from-living-wit

[Dedworth]

Does anyone know if this has reduced the number of arranged brides, cousins etc being brought in from the badlands of Pakistan ?

[joebloggs]

I doubt it, I would have thought as many Pakistanis are self employed, own businesses or work for other Pakistanis there could be ways of getting around the minimum financial requirement :NoNo:

[grahamw48]

Exactly.

The very people who need keeping out, are probably still getting in.

Lying, cheating, fraud...all second nature. :NoNo:

[joebloggs]

'Umbrella Companies' were used in the past by some to get work permits :NoNo:

[marksroomspain]

Appeal court decision soon mmm Mrs May what shall you do next.....:crazy:

[Michael Parnham]

Exactly.

The very people who need keeping out, are probably still getting in.

Lying, cheating, fraud...all second nature. :NoNo:

I'm sure you're right Graham! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Terpe]

Appeal court decision soon mmm Mrs May what shall you do next.....:crazy:

Whatever the Appeal Court judgment will be it's certain that the losing side will then appeal to the Supreme Court.

I wouldn't want to bet that this case will get decided until well after the General Election 2015