{"id":4474,"date":"2015-05-22T11:36:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T10:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2015-05-22T11:36:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T10:36:41","slug":"cameron-announces-new-plans-as-uk-immigration-rises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/cameron-announces-new-plans-as-uk-immigration-rises\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron announces new plans as UK immigration rises"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cameron\"<\/a>Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday announced plans to crack down on illegal immigration and tighten Britain\u2019s borders as new official figures showed a significant rise in the number of migrants.
\nNet migration to Britain surged to roughly 318,000 in 2014, up from 209,000 the year before, the Office for National Statistics said. The figure, which represents the estimated number of people moving to the country for a year or more minus the number departing, is the highest in a decade.
\nImmigration has become one of the most divisive political issues in Britain, and increasing numbers of Britons argue that uncontrolled migration has a negative effect on the country \u2014 from employment to social infrastructure such as housing and health services.
\nIn his first speech on immigration since he won a second term in the general election, Cameron outlined stricter controls targeting illegal migrant workers, including giving police new powers to seize their earnings.
\n\u201cWhile a strong country isn\u2019t one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that properly controls immigration,\u201d he said.
\nThe data showed that 641,000 immigrants came to Britain last year, up by more than 100,000 since 2013. Of those, just more than half were from within the EU.
\nCameron focused his speech on illegal migrants \u2014 although there are no official figures indicating how many people enter or remain in Britain illegally. Banks will be forced to check accounts against illegal migrant databases, while local authorities will be given powers to speed up evictions of migrants who are in the country illegally.
\nBusinesses will be barred from recruiting abroad without advertising in Britain.
\nCameron pledged before the 2010 election that he could cut net migration to the \u201ctens of thousands.\u201d He maintained Thursday that he stood by that ambition despite the new figures.<\/p>\n

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