It's time left made case for immigration – and how to control it

Public concern about migration is not an issue the left can afford to ignore. On the doorstep and at the ballot box, people are making clear their dissatisfaction with the current immigration system.

- Paul Nowak, The Independent

This is not a reason to change our values, but to speak clearly, credibly and honestly. The British public hasn't turned its back on friends, co-workers, and neighbours from overseas or on our proud tradition of offering sanctuary to people fleeing war and persecution. What they're rejecting is a system that often feels chaotic and unfair. Those seeking asylum can wait years in limbo while hotel costs spiral. Rogue employers can exploit migrant workers with impunity. And local services-schools, hospitals, housing — have been so underinvested in that communities can feel abandoned.