I have written the wording which will form the wall comment on facebook group page and some of the petition but would be really grateful if you could
1) check and see if there are any amends or suggestions to the wording
2) think of a title for our campaign. Facebook doesn't allow too many words to name a group so we need something snappy. I was thinking about "Campaign against income changes blar blar" but it sounds a little dull. Any suggestions would be very welcome
FACEBOOK GROUP TITLE: Campaign against ???????
As part of proposed immigration changes, the UK Government has been recommended by the Migration Advisory Committee that UK sponsors (i.e UK citizens married to a non EU partner) wanting to bring their married partners to the UK will have to be earning a minimum salary of between £18,600 and £25,700 when their spouse applies for a residency visa. Several policy experts and the Prime Minister himself have suggested that the latter salary level is most likely in order to reduce family visa applications by an estimated 63%.
Although it is clear that immigration law changes are needed to stop persistent violation and disregard of the rules, these proposed laws are an infringement of human rights and must be stopped.
If these changes go ahead, any UK citizen who does not earn almost £26,000 will be barred from bringing their husband or wife into the UK and effectively banished from their own country. Under this income threshold, UK born nurses, teachers, support workers and call centre workers who have lived abroad could be denied access to the UK. Also, these proposals would mean that UK citizens who claim benefit or have a disability will be effectively blocked from bringing their loved ones to live with them in their country of right.
These proposed immigration laws are inherently nasty. The Government has clearly not thought this proposal through as it persecutes the thousands of genuine, law abiding UK citizens who live in non-EU territories and are thinking about bringing their family to the UK to start a new life. We live in a global world and have been encouraged to travel and work abroad. If the Government has its way, many UK citizens will be victimized for having done nothing wrong other than fall in love with a person from a non EU country.
Please show your support to this campaign and we encourage you to write to your local MP with your concerns via
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