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UK Immigration Reforms Spark Fears of Family Separation

2/11/2026

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Families of nurses and carers in the United Kingdom fear separation due to proposed immigration reforms.
A Praxis survey finds 60% fear separation from relatives and feel unwelcome.
The government will extend migrant workers' time to qualify for permanent residency, affecting over 1.7 million people.
Critics including Labour MPs call reforms "un-British" and could worsen child poverty.
A Home Office spokesperson defends the reforms as necessary for a broken system.

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Families of nurses and carers in the United Kingdom fear separation due to proposed immigration reforms.
A Praxis survey finds 60% fear separation from relatives and feel unwelcome.
The government will extend migrant workers' time to qualify for permanent residency, affecting over 1.7 million people.
Critics including Labour MPs call reforms "un-British" and could worsen child poverty.
A Home Office spokesperson defends the reforms as necessary for a broken system.