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Foreigners in London 'horrified' by May's vision

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Bloomberg
Last Updated : Oct 08 2016 | 9:46 PM IST
If Prime Minister Theresa May gets her way on immigration, Victor Villar says he might just leave London.

The 31-year-old Mexican portfolio analytics consultant is among the many foreigners in the city who are reeling from the government's proposal to force companies to reveal how many non-British workers they hire as a way to push them to put natives first.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd this week proposed to punish banks and landlords who fail to make checks on foreigners doing business with them. It's part of the government's strategy to address public concerns about immigration that were laid bare by the UK's vote to quit the European Union.

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First Published: Oct 08 2016 | 9:17 PM IST

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