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写在前面的话：众所周知，工党下台前制定的“新移民法”部分措施将于2011年7月份开始实施，其中包括“挣取公民资格计划”Earned citizenship scheme， 这计划的具体内容就不多说了，大概是把一个2年左右的“probation period" 加入到移民等候获得英国公民资格的时间当中。制定该计划的时候工党还打算把新移民参加义工，募捐等社会活动作为是否符合“融入英国社会”的评比标准，“试用公民”阶段的等候时间就随着“融入英国社会”的多与少而缩短或延长。但该法得到不少人的质疑，毕竟不但有犯罪记录的人也可以参加申请，还有参加政党竞选，或者游行人也可以为他们的“融入英国社会”项目加分，这并没有助于减少每年登陆英国的新移民。
保守党自民党联合政府的移民事物大臣Damian Green 最近的谈话透露出，这项计划有可能被取消，取而代之的将会是更加严厉的控制移民措施，移民的数量将降低到1990年的水平。Earned citizenship 是否会取消的决定，将会在今后几个月之内公布。
Earned citizenship scheme faces axe
Moves to make migrants “earn” British citizenship are set to be scrapped by the Coalition Government, the immigration minister signalled yesterday.
By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor
Published: 7:00AM BST 06 Sep 2010
The new regime for settlement in the UK is due to come in to force next year and would see migrants wanting British nationality having to go through a “probationary” period.
The length of the probation would depend on whether they show willingness to participate in the country, including community activities such as volunteering, fund-raising or working as a school governor.
It would extend the current period before a migrant can apply from five years to at least six years and could be as long as eight.
But the programme, drawn up by the last Labour Government, has come under criticism because it would not stop petty criminal earning citizenship and activities such as standing on picket lines or political canvassing would count towards it.
It also emerged last year that migrants could be given tips on how to access benefits and other public services as part of a mentoring scheme for those wanting to settle permanently in Britain.
The so-called “earned citizenship” scheme is now under review and could be binned altogether.
Damian Green, the immigration minister, said: "We are still pondering whether that is the most effective way to do it. “Within the next few months we will have a decision as to whether that is the best way to achieve a proper commitment. It’s under review.”
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Labour’s ‘half-baked’ policy
Labour’s flagship policy of making migrants ‘earn’ British citizenship is facing the axe, it emerged last night.
From next year, migrants applying for British citizenship would have been required to ‘earn’ their passport by taking part in voluntary work.
Mr Green warned the idea could ‘bring British citizenship into disrepute’, and was ‘half-baked’.
The scheme – billed as a crackdown on migrants who refused to take part in British life – descended into farce when leaked government papers showed that migrants who completed 50 hours standing on a picket line, or canvassing for the Labour Party, would have qualified.
对很多人来说是坏消息，因为那个人的讲话内容里面有提到，人数来英国最多的是学生，工签的人还有FAMILY MEMBER， 所以下一刀很有可能落在这些人的身上了.