“No ifs, no buts” was what David Cameron, the former Prime Minister of UK, said about immigration. Immigration is a word used for people who move to a different country or region than they are originally from. An immigrant is a term used when we talk about people who move out of their country. There are many reasons why people immigrate to other countries. For example to avoid war and poverty in their home country, or for economic, political or religious issues. In the next paragraph, you will get to know more about both the former and current Prime Minister of UK’s opinion about immigration.
After one year of being UK’s Prime Minister, David Cameron promised to reduce immigration into the UK from 100.000 to 10.000 people a year. However, the 2015 official figures show that he is far away from keeping his promise. UK’s current Prime Minister Therese May has made changes in the immigration policy that has caused much trouble for immigrants. Well, not only for immigrants but also for the country itself. She also plans to establish a new immigration system after the Brexit day in March 2019. However, according to the Home Office (which is responsible for immigration, security and law …show more content…
They immigrate to other countries to avoid war and poverty in their home country, or for other economic, political or religious issues. UK’s former Prime Minister made a promise to drastically reduce immigration into the UK one year after he was elected, but he did not keep his promise. In addition, the current Prime Minister has implemented a new immigration system which works until Brexit, and the currently House Office is under huge strains. To summarize, one important advantage of immigration is a cultural exchange, while one important disadvantage is the cost of having immigrants into the hosting