Almost all human behaviour can be explained by the laws of rational incentives: That is to say that, in the round, people will broadly act in their own best interests and that of their families. This is nowhere more true than it is in the case of immigration, asylum, and the movement of people across borders.
The Government’s immigration reforms, which yesterday received Cabinet approval, mark an important shift in the thinking of the people who govern this state. For the first time, in a serious legislative way, the Government appears to “get” it.
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