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September 7th, 2011 
Tushar Mathur The UK Government’s own advisory committee, the Migration Advisory Committee, has stated that the British economy could suffer permanent damage if the Government continues to restrict non-EU skilled immigration.
In April of 2011, the current Government implemented a permanent cap on Tier 1 and Tier 2 skilled immigration. This followed on from the temporary immigration cap of the previous year. The popular Tier 1 (General) category no longer exists. There is a new Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) category; However, hardly anyone meets the requirements for this visa category.
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MPs warn Immigration Minister on student visa curbs
A committee of MPs has urged immigration minister Damian Green not to move forward with the introduction of stricter rules for student immigration into the UK. The committee has warned that more stringent student immigration rules would be “potentially calamitous” to an industry worth £40 billion annually.
The home affairs select committee stated that student immigration is “not only economically beneficial to this country but also vital to the UK’s international relations”. The committee complains that the UK’s policy of reducing net immigration into the UK is based on “flawed” evidence.
The committee has also taken issue with contradictions in public comments made by the immigration minister:
In January, Green told Parliament that “taking action on students is particularly important as they make up roughly two thirds of non-European economic area immigrants, and the number of student visas issued has been rising in recent years”.
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