Key documents that form the UK's migration policy:

Managing global migration. A strategy to build stronger international alliances to manage migration

Summary

As one of the world's most prosperous and outward-looking nations, the UK has a leading role in managing migration. We want borders that are open to those who bring skills, talent, business and creativity that boost our economy, but closed to those who might cause us harm or seek to enter illegally. We need to work with other countries to better understand and manage global migration. This strategy sets out how we will deliver our policies by building stronger international alliances.

Managing global migration (PDF, 24 pages)

Published by UKBA and FCO, June 2007

Strengthening our border:

Enforcing the deal (PDF, 28 pages)

Published by UKBA, June 2008

A strong new force at the border (PDF, 20 pages)

Published by UKBA, August 2008

Summary

We are strengthening our border controls, making legitimate travel easier but preventing illegal travel and the smuggling of goods into the United Kingdom. Our plans for enforcing the immigration laws in the UK were set out in “Enforcing the Deal” published in June 2008. “A Strong New Force at the Border” provides details on how we will create a series of triple checks to strengthen border security; stronger checks overseas, a powerful new force operating the frontline, and more effective checks in the UK, including the use of biometric ID. Further information on UKBA website.

Enforcing Immigration Laws:

Enforcing the rules: a strategy to ensure and enforce compliance with our immigration laws

Published by UKBA, March 2007

Summary

Police and Border and Immigration enforcement staff need to work together to ensure a consistent approach to enforcing the immigration rules. Our enforcement priority remains to tackle the most harmful illegal migrants: those who pose a threat to national security and those responsible for serious or violent crime or people trafficking. Over the past year we have widened our enforcement operations to focus on abusive employers who employ illegal workers and foreign national prisoners.

Enforcing the rules (PDF, 36 pages)

Migration and development:

Moving out of poverty - making migration work better for poor people

Published by Department for International Development (Dfid), March 2007

Summary

DFID's core purpose is to reduce poverty. As migration can have an impact on poverty reduction, it is important that DFID identifies the main policy approaches that can help reduce poverty and gain benefits from migration. The paper explains how we will deal with the effects of migration in our poverty reduction programmes, working with partners at a national and international level.

Moving out of povety (PDF, 43 pages)

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