"Asked how concerned voters were about how immigration will impact workers in the UK in 2029, 40% of respondents said they were very concerned, 27% said they were somewhat concerned and 25% not very or at all concerned. But when asked to envision a work and teach visa where migrants coming to the UK are required to train British workers in their sector, the proportion of those who said they were very concerned dropped to 22%."
"said the proposal to directly link immigration to better skills training for workers was a serious, pragmatic plan to take back control' in the truest sense not through slogans or scapegoating, but by giving people real power over their own lives and the confidence of aspiration once again. The public's unease about immigration cannot be separated from their frustration about opportunity. When people feel locked out of progress, resentment grows; when they see investment in skills and prospects, confidence returns, he added."
A Good Growth Foundation proposal would create a visa route requiring skilled migrants to spend part of their time mentoring and training British workers, targeted at sectors with labour shortages. Polling found baseline concern about immigration’s impact on UK workers in 2029 at 40% very concerned, 27% somewhat concerned and 25% not very or at all concerned. When respondents considered a work-and-teach visa, those very concerned dropped to 22%, with increases in those less worried. David Blunkett endorsed linking immigration to skills investment, arguing that visible training and opportunity reduce resentment and restore confidence.
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