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Priti Patel specifically worked as a network enabler during BJ's tenure.
My dear distant cousins from the western river valley and the Eastern delta respectively, I understand the new Home Secretary Ms Shabana Mahmood too isn't particularly fond of illegal immigrants. Is she a Hindutva too? Why has the UK Labour govt of which she is a part signed a FTA with India, which among other things gives Indian access to UK labour market?
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Ahh for the sheltered innocence of a gangetic upbringing, sniffing that warm and hazy morning Varanasi air until one's lungs are laden with ash and normal mentation is dizzied by incense.
We speak here of specific enablement of economic migration from a certain nation state that coincidentally happens to be the country of ethnic origin of the politician in question - something that Shabana Mahmood has been no party to hitherto, her being an honest and true representative of her local electorate, rather than a vassal of a foreign nation state.
"Priti Patel, as the UK's Home Secretary in May 2021, signed the Migration and Mobility Partnership (MMP) with India's Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar."
From gov.uk, just one part of the MMP scheme is the Indian YPS visa:
"An India Young Professionals Scheme visa allows Indian citizens between 18 and 30 years old to live and work in the UK for up to 2 years."
Unsurprisingly, this pathway is flooded by applicants from India, various sources cite from 60,000 to 80,000 applicants per visa. A twice yearly ballot system obviously exists for Indians applying, as demand is high.
A reciprocal arrangement is in place, so British citizens may likewise apply for 2 years in India such that, supposedly: "young Brits may experience India's dynamic professional environment". Interestingly, there is no ballot system for British applicants and applications are welcomed at any time of the year.
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