Four key strategy documents were produced after the Home Office's review of immigration policy in 2006. Each focuses on an individual priority.
Published: June 2007
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 have a responsibility 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.
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Published: July 2006
We need a system for managing immigration and our borders that is fair, effective transparent and trusted. The strategy builds on the five-year asylum and immigration strategy published in 2005. Putting these changes in place will deliver a more effective, efficient and robust service and restore the trust of the people of this country.
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Published: Dec 2006
Managing identity is fundamental to achieving making our immigration system fit for the future. This strategy document explains how we will use biometric technology and identity management to help us achieve the transformation we need.
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Published: March 2007
This strategy provides a vision for the future for our border and visa operations and sets out practical steps showing how we will get there.
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Published: March 2007
Police and Border and Immigration enforcement staff need to work together to ensure a consistent approach to enforcing the immigration rules. This strategy explains how using shared intelligence they will target the organised gangs that profit from people's misery, crack down on abusive employers who employ illegal labour and make it easier for legitimate employers to check the employment status of workers.
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Published by Department for International Development (Dfid): March 2007
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.
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