Asking a different question

Support for changing asylum working rules is lower than a campaign suggests.

Does the British public support those seeking asylum being able to get a job? There are limitations on asylum-seekers working in the United Kingdom. After a year-long wait for a decision, they can get “shortage occupation list” jobs.

Refugee Action, a charity backing changes in the rules, claims: “We also present to show that a change in policy would be popular amongst the UK public, with 71% agreeing that people seeking asylum…