dedworth you can put your picture of Thatcher back on your wall
She added that the previous government's proposed policy of earned citizenship - which she described as 'too complicated, bureaucratic and, in the end, ineffective' - would not be implemented.
# putting a stop to abuse of the student route; and
# cutting the link between those who come here temporarily and permanent settlement.
Earned citizenship concerned the path to settlement and British citizenship, and was planned to come into force in July 2011. It will now not be introduced.
'It is too easy, at the moment, to move from temporary residence to permanent settlement.
'We will not implement Labour's policy of earned citizenship, which was too complicated, bureaucratic and, in the end, ineffective.
'If people enter this country saying that they will only stay here temporarily, then it is obvious that they should only stay here temporarily.
'Working in Britain for a short period should not give someone the right to settle in Britain. Studying a course in Britain should not give someone the right to settle in Britain.'
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...esa-may-speech
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/si...lement-reforms
