The delay has had major repercussions: the British public has been left in the dark regarding the country’s new approach to immigration since Brexit was announced in 2016. The decision has been delated at Westminster due to disagreements but is set to be published in the Autumn. No firm date has yet been set so it could be any time up to December, providing ministers are able to eventually agree on the details. Businesses in the UK are also unclear on the extra costs that may be incurred post-Brexit until talks with Brussels on a future trade deal have come to their conclusion.
The lack of clarity has led to a significant decrease in the number of EU citizens choosing to come to work in the United Kingdom. Concurrently, there has been an increase in the number of vacancies in firms in the UK that cannot be filled. Experts have called for the post-Brexit migration system to work for the whole economy, not just for universities, hi-tech firms and the City. They have urged the government to come up with detailed proposals for a new, fairer, skill-based immigration system instead of free movement to fill employment gaps and prepare the UK’s business community for the future.
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