[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Damien

This is not the policy, though. He is clear about that. Everyone who has ILR will have that revoked; only those who are deemed to qualify for a skilled visa will be allowed to stay.

So that includes people who've been here most of their lives and either don't have a skilled enough job or are retired. If someone comes here in their 20s from Australia, settled, applies legally to stay here and then just gets on with life, then they are a target for deportation.



Again, that's not the policy. If they've paid into the system, it still won't matter. Not only is their pension gone but they'll have their right to stay here taken away and won't be able to apply for a skilled visa.

Well that wrong then.