Keir Starmer's visa crackdown will ‘fail to dent' asylum claim abuse
The government's immigration white paper is due to clamp down on asylum abuse by rejecting visa applicants who fit the profile of someone who will go on to claim asylum. It will be aimed at migrants from countries with high rates of such applicants, including Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
Jonathan Portes, a professor of economics at King's College London, said there were clear signs of abuse from these nationalities but that the measure was unlikely to reduce the overall numbers of people coming to the UK.
He said: 'There clearly is abuse. While some people legitimately come here on visas
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