Skilled migrants may have to leave UK

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Theresa May
Theresa May

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The government's efforts to cut immigration to the UK have stepped up a gear. Theresa May announced today that after a 'skilled migrant' has been in the country for six years, if they are not making at least £35,000 a year, they will be kicked out of the country.

It's part of a raft of policies designed to appease Brits worried about immigration, but what does it mean?

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