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Today, the Gov's new Immigration System Reforms begin. But let's not forget who got us into this mess: Priti Patel & the Tories. There used to be an annual cap of 20,700 non-EU 'skilled' work visas. But Patel REMOVED this cap in her 'post-Brexit points-based system’, starting Jan 2021....

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Left: Kemi Badenoch criticises Keir Starmer for supporting freedom of movement with the EU Right: Keir Starmer points out that migration to the UK when we were in the EU was four times lower, than migration to the UK when the Conservatives took us out of the EU Freedom of movement = less immigration as not all migrants from the EU move to the UK for the long term Being outside the EU after Brexit meant the Conservatives had to issue more visas, and when people move, the move for the longer term We were told this would happen in 2016, but it was criticised as project fear, by the same people who now run the Reform

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457,678 views • 9 months ago

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24,654 views • 12 days ago

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72,927 views • 5 months ago

In today's episode of "I'm a Brexiter and this isn't the Brexit I voted for" GB News presenter has a breakdown on Brits needing to apply for an ETIAS, despite the UK Conservative government, when we were in the EU, backing plans to charge non-EU travellers to enter Europe One of the GB News presenters says, "It is irritating that suddenly from places we've just been able to go to we now have do it, but you know, we voted for Brexit, this is the price we have to pay" Another GB News presenter says, "I don't think people realised that this would be part of Brexit" Brexit made the UK a third party country and like all other third party countries outside the EU, we have to pay the fee to enter the EU The saddest part in all of this is that the UK is losing £100 billion in trade each year outside the EU Single Market which equates to over £40 billion a year in tax, which means significantly less money for our government to spend on public services But the thing which bothers GB News Brexiters is a €7 visa fee to go on holiday 🤷‍♂️
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In today's episode of "I'm a Brexiter and this isn't the Brexit I voted for" GB News presenter has a breakdown on Brits needing to apply for an ETIAS, despite the UK Conservative government, when we were in the EU, backing plans to charge non-EU travellers to enter Europe One of the GB News presenters says, "It is irritating that suddenly from places we've just been able to go to we now have do it, but you know, we voted for Brexit, this is the price we have to pay" Another GB News presenter says, "I don't think people realised that this would be part of Brexit" Brexit made the UK a third party country and like all other third party countries outside the EU, we have to pay the fee to enter the EU The saddest part in all of this is that the UK is losing £100 billion in trade each year outside the EU Single Market which equates to over £40 billion a year in tax, which means significantly less money for our government to spend on public services But the thing which bothers GB News Brexiters is a €7 visa fee to go on holiday 🤷‍♂️

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332,182 views • 2 years ago

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🚨 HUGE — TRUMP JUST CRASHED ASYLUM MIGRANTS BY -99.9%! This is a monumental victory. I SO voted for this. Overall, "legal" immigration has been DESTROYED 🔥 WILL CAIN: "Legal entry points are down 99.9%." "The Trump administration slashing the number of refugees admitted in the United States. You can see the dashed line where President Trump takes office representing the steep decline. A 90% drop in the numbers. Nose dive, January 2025." "The cap for fiscal year 2026 is just 7500. So the monthly average for the rest of the year will be 500 refugee claims." "Spousal visas, family reunification, H1B visas, everything down dramatically under President Donald Trump, declining 132,000 so far in his administration, in part, at least on the H1B visas, driven by the $100,000 fee that is required now to support an H1B visa." "That program alone, which received a lot of conversation, H1B visas, down 25%." "While the conversation over immigration has faded into the background and justifiably much of the country talks about Iran, there have been massive victories in talking about gains at the border, gains in immigration, becoming stricter when it comes to not just illegal, but legal immigration!" Will Cain

Eric Daugherty

50,270 views • 5 months ago

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Cathy Newman, "Calling them friends and fellow Europeans, Keir Starmer has welcomed more than 40 European countries at a summit at Blenheim palace" "He told them he wants to set a new path on illegal migration.. And with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in attendance, he also took the chance to double down on the support for Ukraine" Gary Gibbon, "46 national leaders.. This gathering all of Europes leaders, EU and non-EU.. This was hospitality that Rishi Sunak was happy to skip for his early election" "For Keir Starmer, the perfect occasion to project the change of management.. And to tell Europe that he wants Britain's relations to be more civil" Keir Starmer, "Under my leadership, Britain will be a friend and partner, ready to work with you.. Not part of the EU but very much part of Europe" Gary Gibbon, "Keir Starmer said his hopes for a reset with relations with Europe were warmly welcomed.. The consideration about what that really could mean has barely started" A nice start, but #RejoinEU is the way forward

Farrukh

19,206 views • 2 years ago

‼️ "People from the East are flocking to Belarus": Lukashenka threatens the EU with a new hybrid war Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenka, speaking today in a church for Orthodox Christmas, once again turned to threats against EU countries. This time, he began to threaten the EU countries bordering Belarus with a new proxy war using migrants as weapons. Lukashenka claimed that "people from the East are starting to flock to Belarus." He complained about their "incompetence" and "lack of professional skills," adding that "uncontrolled migration is a disaster" for Belarus. Belarusian dictator literally admitted that Belarus is the main transit route for migrants heading to Western Europe: "There is a huge transit through us to the West, where [migrants] are trying to get to," accusing the EU of blaming it for the flow of refugees. "We will not protect anyone from migrants. Especially those who impose economic sanctions on us. Why should we protect them?" said Lukashenka. Belarusian regime is once again using migrants as a weapon against Europe, showing complete disregard for human lives. This hybrid war started in 2021 when the regime orchestrated a migration crisis on Poland's border. Thousands of refugees from Africa and the Middle East attempted to cross into Poland, often with the help of Belarusian security forces, who facilitated fence-breaking and clashes with Polish border guards. Lukashenka's bloody games cost many migrants their lives. Hundreds froze to death or starved in the forests, while thousands were injured trying to climb over border fences. According to Polish authorities, around 15,000 migrants were present in Belarus in November 2021, with 2,000 to 4,000 stranded directly at the border. Last year, the Polish Sejm significantly expanded the powers of border guards, military and police officers in the fight against illegal migration. According to the new law, law enforcement officers are allowed to use live ammunition to prevent migrants from attempting to cross the border illegally. Video: Belarus-Poland border, November 2021.
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‼️ "People from the East are flocking to Belarus": Lukashenka threatens the EU with a new hybrid war Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenka, speaking today in a church for Orthodox Christmas, once again turned to threats against EU countries. This time, he began to threaten the EU countries bordering Belarus with a new proxy war using migrants as weapons. Lukashenka claimed that "people from the East are starting to flock to Belarus." He complained about their "incompetence" and "lack of professional skills," adding that "uncontrolled migration is a disaster" for Belarus. Belarusian dictator literally admitted that Belarus is the main transit route for migrants heading to Western Europe: "There is a huge transit through us to the West, where [migrants] are trying to get to," accusing the EU of blaming it for the flow of refugees. "We will not protect anyone from migrants. Especially those who impose economic sanctions on us. Why should we protect them?" said Lukashenka. Belarusian regime is once again using migrants as a weapon against Europe, showing complete disregard for human lives. This hybrid war started in 2021 when the regime orchestrated a migration crisis on Poland's border. Thousands of refugees from Africa and the Middle East attempted to cross into Poland, often with the help of Belarusian security forces, who facilitated fence-breaking and clashes with Polish border guards. Lukashenka's bloody games cost many migrants their lives. Hundreds froze to death or starved in the forests, while thousands were injured trying to climb over border fences. According to Polish authorities, around 15,000 migrants were present in Belarus in November 2021, with 2,000 to 4,000 stranded directly at the border. Last year, the Polish Sejm significantly expanded the powers of border guards, military and police officers in the fight against illegal migration. According to the new law, law enforcement officers are allowed to use live ammunition to prevent migrants from attempting to cross the border illegally. Video: Belarus-Poland border, November 2021.

NEXTA

707,354 views • 1 year ago

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The figures for the supposed tariffs that the US is "reciprocating" against seem to be drawn out of thin air. For instance, Trump claimed the EU imposes 39% tariffs on US imports. The figure is actually 1%. 🇺🇸 says they're calculating non-tariff barriers but won't show their work. It appears different standards are being used for different countries based on politics. For instance, Russia is exempt from this trade war. This makes an air-tight legal case for the EU to say these "reciprocal tariffs" are in fact arbitrary tariffs, Commission officials believe. And it should enable them to slap retaliatory tariffs on US services, which could cripple US banks and big tech.

Dave Keating

20,836 views • 1 year ago

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Sussan Ley’s Liberal Party has waved the white flag on immigration. 737,000 migrants in one year. Another 235,000 already this year. No cap. No plan. No end in sight. And while Australians sleep in cars, struggle to find rentals, or wait months for a hospital bed, the Liberals are pandering. They won’t talk about the housing crisis. They won’t talk about the pressure on our schools, hospitals, or the NDIS. They won’t talk about the extreme negatives of mass immigration because they’re too scared to offend. They’ve gone weak. They’ve gone woke. They’ve sold out the people who built this country. It’s time to act: – Deport the 75,000 known illegal migrants – Cut migration to net negative levels to bring the population under control – Stop student and skilled visa rorts that undercut wages – Bring back Temporary Protection Visas – Deport any migrant who breaks the law – Ban migration from countries that promote extremist ideologies – Eight-year wait for citizenship and welfare This isn’t radical. It’s common sense. And it’s long overdue.

Pauline Hanson 🇦🇺

75,879 views • 1 year ago

2025: Elon Musk wants the European Union to be abolished 2016: That time David Cameron reminded us of the benefits of being in the EU, including the special op-out status the UK once had Comparing US states to EU countries works as a shorthand: both are smaller entities in a larger union, but unlike US states, EU countries keep their full sovereignty - here are some examples: ❌U S states gave up sovereignty to form a union ✅ EU countries keep their sovereignty 🆘 Abolishing the EU isn’t breaking up a federation, it’s attacking national sovereignty ❌ US states can’t have separate militaries ✅ EU countries maintain their own armies 🆘 Dismantling the EU wouldn’t "free states" it would undermine national sovereignty ❌ US states follow one federal constitution ✅ EU countries retain their own constitutions 🆘 Ending the EU would ignore the sovereignty each nation has carefully preserved ❌ US states can’t sign international treaties ✅ EU countries sign treaties individually and collectively 🆘 Abolishing the EU attacks their sovereignty on both national and international levels ❌ US states can’t control borders ✅ EU countries control who enters their territory 🆘 Destroying the EU would remove their border sovereignty ❌ US states rely on one federal currency ✅ EU countries, like those outside the eurozone, can keep their own money 🆘 Abolishing the EU would compromise financial sovereignty ❌ US states can’t impose independent foreign policy ✅ EU countries have independent foreign policies 🆘 Ending the EU doesn’t restore "freedom" it erodes national sovereignty ❌ US states can’t set nationwide defense policies ✅ EU countries maintain sovereignty over defence and security 🆘 Dismantling the EU threatens each nation’s sovereign decisions ❌ US states can’t maintain unique laws on education, healthcare, taxes ✅ EU countries make their own laws 🆘 Abolishing the EU ignores the sovereignty in domestic governance ❌ US states cannot leave the US ✅ EU countries can theoretically leave the union (like Brexit) 🆘 Attacking the EU’s existence is an attack on countries’ sovereign choice ❌ US states rely entirely on federal law enforcement ✅ EU countries maintain their own police and justice systems 🆘 Abolishing the EU would undermine their sovereign law enforcement ❌ US states cannot print passports or control visas ✅ EU countries issue their own passports and control immigration 🆘 Ending the EU would infringe on national sovereignty over borders ❌ US states cannot veto federal treaties ✅ EU countries vote on treaties and agreements individually 🆘 Abolishing the EU would strip countries of treaty sovereignty ❌ US states share a single central bank ✅ EU countries can keep or choose their own currencies 🆘 Destroying the EU would attack financial sovereignty ❌ US states can’t run independent foreign aid programs ✅ EU countries manage foreign aid and international development 🆘 Abolishing the EU would erode sovereign control over foreign policy ❌ US states cannot maintain their own national holidays or symbols officially ✅ EU countries preserve national symbols, holidays, and languages 🆘 Ending the EU wouldn’t restore “freedom”—it would threaten cultural and political sovereignty The EU union setup is often considered "better" than the US state system in terms of sovereignty and flexibility This allows each country to make independent decisions while still benefiting from cooperation on trade, environmental standards, and other shared policies The EU model encourages policy diversity and experimentation. Countries can implement unique social, economic, or environmental policies without conflicting with the union, whereas US states are often limited by federal law The EU balances shared governance with national sovereignty, which is why the sooner the UK rejoins the EU the better We will most likely have lost all of the opt outs we had before Brexit, maybe it's time for the UK to join the EU on a similar terms as other nations - all for one and one for all 👍
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2025: Elon Musk wants the European Union to be abolished 2016: That time David Cameron reminded us of the benefits of being in the EU, including the special op-out status the UK once had Comparing US states to EU countries works as a shorthand: both are smaller entities in a larger union, but unlike US states, EU countries keep their full sovereignty - here are some examples: ❌U S states gave up sovereignty to form a union ✅ EU countries keep their sovereignty 🆘 Abolishing the EU isn’t breaking up a federation, it’s attacking national sovereignty ❌ US states can’t have separate militaries ✅ EU countries maintain their own armies 🆘 Dismantling the EU wouldn’t "free states" it would undermine national sovereignty ❌ US states follow one federal constitution ✅ EU countries retain their own constitutions 🆘 Ending the EU would ignore the sovereignty each nation has carefully preserved ❌ US states can’t sign international treaties ✅ EU countries sign treaties individually and collectively 🆘 Abolishing the EU attacks their sovereignty on both national and international levels ❌ US states can’t control borders ✅ EU countries control who enters their territory 🆘 Destroying the EU would remove their border sovereignty ❌ US states rely on one federal currency ✅ EU countries, like those outside the eurozone, can keep their own money 🆘 Abolishing the EU would compromise financial sovereignty ❌ US states can’t impose independent foreign policy ✅ EU countries have independent foreign policies 🆘 Ending the EU doesn’t restore "freedom" it erodes national sovereignty ❌ US states can’t set nationwide defense policies ✅ EU countries maintain sovereignty over defence and security 🆘 Dismantling the EU threatens each nation’s sovereign decisions ❌ US states can’t maintain unique laws on education, healthcare, taxes ✅ EU countries make their own laws 🆘 Abolishing the EU ignores the sovereignty in domestic governance ❌ US states cannot leave the US ✅ EU countries can theoretically leave the union (like Brexit) 🆘 Attacking the EU’s existence is an attack on countries’ sovereign choice ❌ US states rely entirely on federal law enforcement ✅ EU countries maintain their own police and justice systems 🆘 Abolishing the EU would undermine their sovereign law enforcement ❌ US states cannot print passports or control visas ✅ EU countries issue their own passports and control immigration 🆘 Ending the EU would infringe on national sovereignty over borders ❌ US states cannot veto federal treaties ✅ EU countries vote on treaties and agreements individually 🆘 Abolishing the EU would strip countries of treaty sovereignty ❌ US states share a single central bank ✅ EU countries can keep or choose their own currencies 🆘 Destroying the EU would attack financial sovereignty ❌ US states can’t run independent foreign aid programs ✅ EU countries manage foreign aid and international development 🆘 Abolishing the EU would erode sovereign control over foreign policy ❌ US states cannot maintain their own national holidays or symbols officially ✅ EU countries preserve national symbols, holidays, and languages 🆘 Ending the EU wouldn’t restore “freedom”—it would threaten cultural and political sovereignty The EU union setup is often considered "better" than the US state system in terms of sovereignty and flexibility This allows each country to make independent decisions while still benefiting from cooperation on trade, environmental standards, and other shared policies The EU model encourages policy diversity and experimentation. Countries can implement unique social, economic, or environmental policies without conflicting with the union, whereas US states are often limited by federal law The EU balances shared governance with national sovereignty, which is why the sooner the UK rejoins the EU the better We will most likely have lost all of the opt outs we had before Brexit, maybe it's time for the UK to join the EU on a similar terms as other nations - all for one and one for all 👍

Farrukh

168,375 views • 9 months ago

Must watch interview. Ed Davey calls for a customs union with the EU to grow the UK economy And Laura Kuenssberg ends up making the case for why the UK should be in a customs union with the EU, without realising it 🤷‍♂️ LK, "Why should we have a long negotiation to go into a customs union?" ED, "People are worried about the cost of living.. And economic growth to fund e.g. the NHS" "If we have a UK-EU customs union we can grow faster than anything Rachel Reeves and Labour are saying at the moment" LK, "Who has the appetite for a long negotiation" ED, "It could be done quickly.. There would be negotiation but it wouldn't be like what we saw before.. And the benefits would come quickly" "A Youth mobility scheme.. To travel work and live across Europe, that would be good for our economy" LK, "EU proposal has no limits" ED, "We should go for a capped scheme.. Korea, Japan, Australia, they're capped schemes.. Two or three year visas" LK, "Conservative leaders found the EU wasn't open limits of migration" ED, "Conservatives leaders sold Britain out" LK, "There might be benefits to a customs union but the UK would have to follow rules of EU countries.. We would be a rule taker not a rule maker" ED, "We're already a rule taker.. Bottles with tops that have to be recycled.. That was an EU regulation, we have no voice whatsoever.. But UK based manufacturers are applying that regulation" LK, "They're choosing to so they can sell into the Eurozone" ED, "You make my point for me, they take those rules for they can market, export and grow - presumably we want to do that don't we?" LK, "European growth.. UK growth is 1%.. EU average is 1%.. Your suggestion that if we work with those countries we'd grow more, that doesn't stack up does it?" ED, "It shows Europe would be keen for a UK-EU customs union" LK, "In some countries their growth is worse than ours, in others its the same" ED, "With respect, you've shown some countries where it's worse than ours but you haven't shown EU countries where growth is better than ours" "My argument is trade deals are mutually beneficial" "Even if economies aren't growing at the moment, there's more reason we should have a trade deal" "You're playing into my own argument that a UK-EU customs union would help us, and it would be relatively easy to get" LK, "Where is your evidence the EU would want this?" ED, "My challenge to Keir Starmer is to open negotiations.. Latest by 2030 we have a full UK-EU customs union" LK, "Is this the first step for the LibDems getting us back into the EU?" ED, "Yes, we are pro European, we should be back at the heart of Europe"
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Must watch interview. Ed Davey calls for a customs union with the EU to grow the UK economy And Laura Kuenssberg ends up making the case for why the UK should be in a customs union with the EU, without realising it 🤷‍♂️ LK, "Why should we have a long negotiation to go into a customs union?" ED, "People are worried about the cost of living.. And economic growth to fund e.g. the NHS" "If we have a UK-EU customs union we can grow faster than anything Rachel Reeves and Labour are saying at the moment" LK, "Who has the appetite for a long negotiation" ED, "It could be done quickly.. There would be negotiation but it wouldn't be like what we saw before.. And the benefits would come quickly" "A Youth mobility scheme.. To travel work and live across Europe, that would be good for our economy" LK, "EU proposal has no limits" ED, "We should go for a capped scheme.. Korea, Japan, Australia, they're capped schemes.. Two or three year visas" LK, "Conservative leaders found the EU wasn't open limits of migration" ED, "Conservatives leaders sold Britain out" LK, "There might be benefits to a customs union but the UK would have to follow rules of EU countries.. We would be a rule taker not a rule maker" ED, "We're already a rule taker.. Bottles with tops that have to be recycled.. That was an EU regulation, we have no voice whatsoever.. But UK based manufacturers are applying that regulation" LK, "They're choosing to so they can sell into the Eurozone" ED, "You make my point for me, they take those rules for they can market, export and grow - presumably we want to do that don't we?" LK, "European growth.. UK growth is 1%.. EU average is 1%.. Your suggestion that if we work with those countries we'd grow more, that doesn't stack up does it?" ED, "It shows Europe would be keen for a UK-EU customs union" LK, "In some countries their growth is worse than ours, in others its the same" ED, "With respect, you've shown some countries where it's worse than ours but you haven't shown EU countries where growth is better than ours" "My argument is trade deals are mutually beneficial" "Even if economies aren't growing at the moment, there's more reason we should have a trade deal" "You're playing into my own argument that a UK-EU customs union would help us, and it would be relatively easy to get" LK, "Where is your evidence the EU would want this?" ED, "My challenge to Keir Starmer is to open negotiations.. Latest by 2030 we have a full UK-EU customs union" LK, "Is this the first step for the LibDems getting us back into the EU?" ED, "Yes, we are pro European, we should be back at the heart of Europe"

Farrukh

77,320 views • 1 year ago