No UK Visa for Bill Gates or Steve Jobs

[Jill Jusko]

According to a Bloomberg.com article, the likes of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Michael Dell would be denied entry to the United Kingdom under the top tier of the UK's new immigration rules. The top tier is aimed at the highly-skilled, such as doctors, computer experts and like, the article states.

Why would they be denied? Because they lack college degrees. What they've achieved in life, regardless of that lack of a degree, doesn't appear to hold any weight.

I bring this up because, as in the United States, immigration is a big issue in the United Kingdom. As in this country, there is outrage by some in the UK about immigrants taking jobs away from UK citizens.

The Bloomberg article outlines Britain's new approach (which seems not to have required Parliament's approval). It's a five-tiered, points system that is being rolled out over several years. Look the article over. Does the UK's plan include aspects that could work in the U.S.?

[rbrooku]

Originally Posted by Jill Jusko

Does the UK's plan include aspects that could work in the U.S.?

No, the U.S. needs lots of cheap, exploitable labor to function.

[Raaj]

Many countries like Australia where immigration is a big issue also have an age ceiling for immigration under the highly skilled quota. The likes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs may be denied entry based on the age factor too.

[geester]

I disagree hugely, the UK imagration has let in an elledged 400,000 illegal imagrants in the past 12 months alone, out of these, 5% have been caught doing crimes, such as rape, robbery as well as wanted terrorists, then they have released 3% of them by mistake...the UK government do not know what they are doing...

The UK imagration are all to familiar letting people into the country who will NEVER contribute to the SYSTEM, only abuse the system.