This Twitter thread by one of the report's authors is very critical of the Home Office and suggests immigration should be removed from the Home Office's remit.This report presents a six-point plan for managing migration after Brexit:
- The Government must agree clear objectives for the new immigration system after Brexit.
- The Home Secretary must update Parliament each year on how far those objectives are met.
- Immigration policy should be based on an understanding of the social and economic role that migrants play in the UK, rather than net migration targets. The Home Secretary should publish a comprehensive data strategy to make this analysis possible.
- The Home Secretary should legislate to simplify immigration rules.
- The Migration Advisory Committee should be more independent of the Home Office, reflecting its increasing importance.
- The Home Secretary should immediately launch the review of the department that was promised last year.
As an aside, I would highly recommend following the IfG on Twitter (and other social media) and attending their free talks in central London to understand the implications and the work behind-the-scenes of Brexit and other policy and constitutional developments.
