Immigration bill attacked by NUS

By Jack Grove. Measures to tackle illegal immigration are “discriminatory” to international students and send the message that they are not welcome in the UK.
That is the reaction of the National Union of Students Under to planned laws unveiled in the Immigration Bill on 10 October. Under the proposals, landlords will need to check the immigration status of potential tenants and temporary migrants, including overseas students, will be required to pay a charge to access NHS services. However, the proposals have been branded “unworkable, expensive and discriminatory” by Daniel Stevens, international students officers at the NUS. More...