Commenting on the Home Secretary’s announcement that migrant workers will need to earn £35,000 to qualify for permanent settlement, Frank Field and Nicholas Soames; Co-Chair of the Cross Party Group on Balanced Migration, said;

"This is absolutely the right way to go. Companies must have the staff they need for growth and net migration must be brought down from its present absurdly high level. This is a useful step forward but there remains a great deal to do."

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