UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration

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UK touts a clampdown on illegal working as it seeks to look tough on immigration
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The British government is touting its success in raiding businesses that employ unauthorized workers and deporting thousands of migrants with no right to stay in the U.K. The “blitz on illegal working” is part of a pledge by the center-left Labour government to reduce immigration.

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The government said Monday that immigration enforcement teams have carried out more than 5,000 raids since Labour was elected in July on businesses including nail bars, convenience stores, vape shops, restaurants and car washes, and made almost 4,000 arrests. The figures are significantly higher than the previous year, when the Conservatives were in power.

The new immigration bill is almost certain to pass because of Labour’s large majority. But some feel uneasy. Human rights group Liberty said the bill sets a “dangerous precedent” in bringing in counterterrorism-style powers for offences that are not terrorism.Support for anti-immigrant Reform party on the rise

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