shockboy2000 wrote:
It seems people want to make it a race issue because:
a) all of a sudden they're affected personally
b) dont want to face facts that they probably aren't highly skilled in the first place...and just using HSMP as a way to get residency here
Well,
a). It is a race issue and no body is trying to make it, Its not the first time things are happening this way. Nobody is pointing to the colour racisim, as if you are thinking in a narrow range. How can the British/white race be more superior even if the richest man of this country is not even a Britisher? If still you don't want to understand after lots of member comments, then seems you are trying to defend the facial steps. But still people over here and some white's consider themselves as best. One instance of this recently was the Australian Captain pushing BCCI chief to step down from the presentation function in India to get the pictures shooted at the price cermony and was shown live even on BBC. facial instances such as these are not quite uncommon, and is quite prevelant in British and Australia as well.
b). If people were not highly skilled, how come they got clearence to come and work here and once they got clearence to come and work here, they were required to prove themselves with some different targets changed drastically.
Let me ask you a question and put these cirucmstances seriously to you , don't make it a ego issue.
1). Circumstance in which you had 1 year HSMP but landed in this country 5 months later due to a personal issue back home with a view that you have a job and you need to just prove yourself economically active to get extension , but with new rules in place and just 7 months of earnings , you may not be able to take an extension and may need to pack your bags and go back home.
2). Circumstances in which you are in 1+3 scheme and having a permanent , stable job earning good outside London (not more than £35K one can get) to lead your life and your age has increased by 4 years from the date of your entry into this country. Suddenly, with this new change, your next 1 year extension on a basis of 1 year earnings is in danger.
Lots of other scenarios as well.
It's categorised as facial as the statistics of HSMP people coming into this country, majority are Asians and it is targetted to send a majority of these people here before they get ILR, Citizenship to go back as the amount of NI and taxes that can be eaten from them is fulfilled.
I don't mind any extension based points but any applicants coming with a clear understanding of the earlier scheme and then it gets changed will leave them no where.
Cheers.