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‘I feel free now’: Shabana Mahmood’s immigration shake-up provokes mixed emotions

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Mahmood’s immigration changes create a divide, offering relief to care workers while threatening to delay settlement for long-term residents facing new financial hurdles.

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Some relatives of British citizens say they feel left behind, but announcement has brought relief to many care workers“The only time we’re regarded as human beings is when they need a lot of hands onboard, like during Covid. But after that, we’re tossed away like we’re some rubbish,” Aneisha Williams says.Williams, 39, was months from qualifying for indefinite leave to remain after 10 years in the UK. But claiming housing benefit could delay her settlement for years under Shabana Mahmood’s “earned settlement” plans. Continue reading...

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