Immigration
As a party we are committed to establishing the free movement of goods, capital and people. However, the free movement of people into the UK is not yet practical while we have both a large welfare state and most other countries are themselves not broadly Libertarian in nature.
As soon as it is practical to establish free movement between individual countries we will do so. To expedite this we aim to establish bilateral agreements with nations to enable bidirectional flows of people similar to that between Australia and New Zealand. The more the distortions of the Welfare State are negated, the more we will be able to enter into bilateral arrangements.
A free flow notwithstanding, any Libertarian government will reserve the right to eject or refuse entry to foreign nationals convicted in a court of law as part of the Government's prime role in protecting the population and maintaining Rule of Law.
Until bilateral arrangements are in place, and in line with the Rule of Law, a transparent and consistent points-based system is one of the key measures that we are proposing.
Policy
- The UK shall have full control over its immigration policy with any right of final appeal remaining within the UK.
- For countries without a bilateral agreement on the free flow of citizens we propose the adoption of a points-based immigration policy for economic migrants.
- Asylum Seekers must present at a UK border otherwise their claim shall not be accepted. Those refusing to declare originating country and accept that denial of their application will result in their return shall be denied entry, and any right to seek asylum will be refused outright without appeal.
- Move towards asylum seekers to be held "air side" while their case is heard as swiftly as possible, e.g. within 2 weeks.
- End automatic access to education and resources for any child who presents itself to the authorities, i.e. vouchers will not be available.
- Any concept of a mass "amnesty" for illegal immigration undermines Rule of Law and as such will not be entertained.