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Blunkett sets out immigration plans
David Blunkett has outlined a two-pronged strategy for dealing with immigration from EU accession countries.
The home secretary told the Commons yesterday there would be a new worker registration scheme for anyone from the 10 states taking up work in the UK.
The scheme would allow Britain to continue benefiting from the contributions that immigrants make to economic growth, he said.
Shadow home secretary David Davis argued that the government had been late in responding to concerns over EU enlargement.
"Britain’s strategy for the free movement of labour, which impacts on British jobs and our public services, should have been clear, consistent, and planned well in advance," he told MPs.
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