Britain Needs a Fair Emigration System According to Jim Murphy

It now seems that Jim Murphy, the Scottish Secretary, said that Britain needs a firm but fair emigration system. He went on to say that it does reflect the need for new emigrants to accept core British values. It also requires them to obey the law and speak English, as well as pay their taxes.

Murphy went on to say that it must be a something-for-something society. Thus, emigrants need to buy into this set of fair and responsible values if they want to live in the UK. Many Scots have "misgivings" about the system being abused in the welfare state.

Right now the government's current three pronged approach includes tightening the current point based system, as well as strengthening borders through the use of biometric visas. On top of this, there will be clearer expectations from non-European Union emigrants to gain full citizenship in the UK. They will have to serve a period of probationary citizenship, while serious criminals will find themselves deported. There will, of course, also be a duty to learn English.

Mr Murphy said that it is in no one's interest if new emigrants are not able to speak the world's most popular language when they come to live in the UK. Speaking English breaks down barriers and speeds integration. It is good for them, and it is good for Britain. Overall, he feels that it is a fair thing to demand of those who wish to settle in an area that speaks English.

Jim Murphy went on to draw a very clear distinction between emigrants who come to the UK from abroad and asylum seekers fleeing persecution from brutal overseas regimes. These are two completely different types of emigrants, and they should be treated as such.