To make this criticism sincerely, you must support an immigration policy that would let Javid's father in now. Global open borders and Commonwealth free movement pass that test. Few pro-migration politicians propose this. Current LibDem policy would not.
In 1961 only rich people could emigrate from Pakistan etc. Now it’s much cheaper / knowledge about how to move is there in rural areas etc. The difference in human capital is noticeable. And won’t improve over time
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I don't think that's historically accurate, with regard to Pakistani migration to the mill towns in particular, though it was partly true for a good deal of Commonwealth migration from 1948-68
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I mean as in their background before leaving. Travel costs have plummeted, and it’s much easier to access information. Yes a lot came into low paying jobs here (often overqualified) but now it’s possible for people who are lower middle class / functionally poor to go abroad
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Yes, sometimes true. But it was not the case especially for quite a few Mirpuri migrants to the mill towns. Several thousand, for example, were displaced by the local Mangla dam project, and given financial assistance to relocatehttps://books.google.co.uk/books?id=K_pGGU0cOT4C&pg=PA30&dq=Mangla+Dam+and+immigration+5,000&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Mangla%20Dam%20and%20immigration%205%2C000&f=false …
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