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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

Dismay and anger over Labour’s visa plans

NHS staff moving a hospital bed
‘It is far better to have an island of strangers than one of corpses.’ Photograph: Getty

As an immigrant working in the NHS on a health and care visa, I am dismayed, disappointed, angry and terrified by Labour’s immigration reform proposals, due to their potential impact on me, on other immigrants and on all British society (NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses, 6 October).

Until the immigration white paper was published, I naively assumed that anti-immigrant sentiment was restricted to the Tories and Reform UK. When Labour came to power, I felt tremendous relief and a budding sense of safety and optimism. I soon learned how naive I was. Betrayed and used, I now fear that I will lose my job and my home.

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