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| Tories set out immigration plans | Tories set out immigration plans |
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| The Tories are to set out their plans to control economic migration - the first time David Cameron will publicly tackle the issue since becoming leader. | The Tories are to set out their plans to control economic migration - the first time David Cameron will publicly tackle the issue since becoming leader. |
| He calls for a "calm and serious" approach in the foreword to the report by shadow home secretary David Davis and immigration spokesman Damien Green. | |
| The report will propose limiting access to those with in-demand skills. | The report will propose limiting access to those with in-demand skills. |
| The party say it expects immigrant numbers to rise, so there must be adequate public services and housing. | The party say it expects immigrant numbers to rise, so there must be adequate public services and housing. |
| Mr Cameron's predecessor Michael Howard was criticised in the 2005 election campaign for focusing on immigration. | Mr Cameron's predecessor Michael Howard was criticised in the 2005 election campaign for focusing on immigration. |
| Last month Home Secretary John Reid announced new curbs on the rights of Bulgarians and Romanians to work in the UK, when their countries join the EU in January. | Last month Home Secretary John Reid announced new curbs on the rights of Bulgarians and Romanians to work in the UK, when their countries join the EU in January. |
| More controls expected | More controls expected |
| He said the government's previous "open door" policy towards EU migrant workers had helped fill jobs but acknowledged there had been an impact on some schools and councils. | He said the government's previous "open door" policy towards EU migrant workers had helped fill jobs but acknowledged there had been an impact on some schools and councils. |
| Britain benefits economically from immigration, but not all or any immigration David Cameron | Britain benefits economically from immigration, but not all or any immigration David Cameron |
| Further immigration controls are expected to be announced in the Queen's Speech next week. | Further immigration controls are expected to be announced in the Queen's Speech next week. |
| Mr Cameron says immigration was an important issue which deserved serious treatment and would benefit from a political consensus. | Mr Cameron says immigration was an important issue which deserved serious treatment and would benefit from a political consensus. |
| "Controlling Economic Migration", written by shadow home secretary David Davis and immigration spokesman Damien Green, is to be published later. | "Controlling Economic Migration", written by shadow home secretary David Davis and immigration spokesman Damien Green, is to be published later. |
| In the foreword Mr Cameron writes: "Britain benefits economically from immigration, but not all or any immigration". | In the foreword Mr Cameron writes: "Britain benefits economically from immigration, but not all or any immigration". |
| Limits should not just reflect economic factors, but also wider effects on the environment, public services and job competitiveness, he says. | Limits should not just reflect economic factors, but also wider effects on the environment, public services and job competitiveness, he says. |
| "These effects include the ability of the public services and infrastructure to cope with new arrivals at both national and local levels, the environmental impact of a rapidly rising population and the potential effects on community cohesion," he says. | "These effects include the ability of the public services and infrastructure to cope with new arrivals at both national and local levels, the environmental impact of a rapidly rising population and the potential effects on community cohesion," he says. |
| Border force | Border force |
| He says exact limits would be determined after annual consultation with groups like local councils. | He says exact limits would be determined after annual consultation with groups like local councils. |
| But he says he would expect it to be "significantly less" than current immigration levels from outside the EU. | But he says he would expect it to be "significantly less" than current immigration levels from outside the EU. |
| Conservative proposals include separating asylum policy from economic migration policy and a border force to enforce policy and deal with over-stayers and illegal workers. | Conservative proposals include separating asylum policy from economic migration policy and a border force to enforce policy and deal with over-stayers and illegal workers. |