Exclusive: Most people in charity’s study say they worry about being separated from relatives under Mahmood plans
Families of nurses and carers have said they fear being torn apart under an immigration crackdown condemned as “an act of economic vandalism”.
A survey of more than 1,000 people, many of whom moved to Britain to work or study, found that three in five worry about being separated from their relatives.
Two-thirds said they felt less welcome in the UK as a result of Shabana Mahmood’s proposals, according to the charity Praxis. More than half said they were less likely to remain in the UK.
The home secretary is facing opposition from Labour MPs over an overhaul of immigration rules that has been seen as an attempt to combat the rise of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
