Immigration

Priti Patel’s plan to end free movement for EU citizens could create another Windrush scandal, affecting up to two million people.

Johnson wants to force all migrants to learn English. What we need to do is fund free or cheap lessons to help them integrate.

Three years in and Brexit has little tangible to offer beyond blue passports. But the drawbacks are already happening and will get worse.

Points system would damage economy and restrict opportunity. It will be easier to fix genuine concerns with migration if we stay in EU.

UK’s higher education is a national asset. A sensible, rational government would support it. This one is driving international students away

These “soft” options have a lot in common but also important differences. Neither is deliverable and both are worse than staying in EU.

Brexit hasn’t shifted migration total as rise from non-EU offsets fall from EU. But EU workers pay more into the public purse.

Staff shortages, higher prices and consumer uncertainty mean Brexit, especially a no-deal Brexit, is a bad deal for retailers.

Brexit didn’t cause plight of desperate Channel crossers. But it makes finding a safe solution, and avoiding tragedy, more difficult.

As May prepares White Paper tightening up free movement, it’s easy to forget European citizens contribute £4.7bn a year to the public purse.

Social care is already suffering a staffing crisis. Brexit would make it worse by cutting off “low skilled” care workers from the EU.

From broken promises for curry house owners to a spike in hate crimes, there are plenty of Brexit concerns for minority communities.