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Six Things You Need To Know About This Week's Immigration Bill

6 Things You Need To Know About This Week's Immigration Bill
Aubrey Allegretti
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Theresa May delivers her speech to delegates in the third day of the Conservative Party annual conference in Manchester
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The Government's controversial Immigration Bill is this week ruffling feathers - as MPs trade blows in Parliament and debate the proposals pros and cons.

Labour have warned the law would return Britain to a racist 1950s era, while the Tories have heralded it as offering "greater fairness to citizens and legitimate migrants".

But with so much discussion, it's easy to get lost in the details of a Bill that looks to drastically alter the way the country looks at and treats its migrant settlers.

Here are the six key things you need to know what's in it.

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Keeping tabs on tenants(01 of06)
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The Bill requires landlords to carry out checks on potential tenants, including asking to see their passport or visa, to discover their immigration status. Fines and jail sentences would be handed down to those who refused.

Andy Burnham, shadow home secretary, criticised the plans, saying they would make Britain a "more hostile and unwelcoming country".But Theresa May defended them, insisting landlords would not be "expected to become immigration experts". (credit:Yui Mok/PA Archive)
Hiring at home(02 of06)
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The Bill would also make it an offence for businesses and recruiters to hire from overseas without advertising job opportunities first in the UK - a policy touted by ex-Labour leader Ed Miliband and featured prominently in his party's then manifesto. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Archive)
Languages lamented(03 of06)
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If voted through, the legislation would also make sure all those in local authority public-facing roles - NHS staff, council workers and emergency services employees, for example - could speak fluent English. (credit:Richard Drew/AP)
No cash for criminals(04 of06)
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Those who work illegally in England and Wales would face up to six months in prison, too. Police officers would be given powers to seize wages as this money would become "proceeds of crime". (credit:Nick Ansell/PA Archive)
Digging the dirt on drivers(05 of06)
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Other measures include preventing illegal immigrants from holding a UK driving licence, making it illegal to drive if residing in the country unlawfully, and rolling in new powers for police to be able to seize a perpetrator's vehicle. (credit:John Stillwell/PA Archive)
Doubling down on deportations(06 of06)
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Lastly, the bill would extend current Home Office "deport now, appeal later" powers to be able to more efficiently expel those who's asylum claim on the grounds of human rights fails. (credit:Andrew Parsons/PA Archive)
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