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Ben Brindle

@benbrindle.bsky.social

Senior Researcher at the Migration Observatory, University of Oxford. #itfc fan, for my sins. For media enquiries, please contact Rob McNeil.

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Migration Observatory@migobs.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Migration Advisory Committee has published its recommendation on which middle-skill jobs should be eligible for temporary work visas via the Temporary Shortage List. The headline? Welders and other more technical jobs are in. Jobs that are more generic (e.g., Business sales executives) are out.

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Ben Brindle@benbrindle.bsky.social · 2w ago

Between Jan 2021 and March 2026, 52k international students switched into the care sector (44% of people who switched from study to work visas). Will these study-to-care switchers stay in the sector? That will depend on whether the qualifying period for ILR is increased from 5 to 15 years... (1/2)

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Ben Brindle@benbrindle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In 2021, foreign nationals were slightly less likely to live in social housing than British citizens. However, the share of new social housing lettings in England to non-UK nationals has increased in recent years, likely due to their rising share in the population.

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Adam Sawyer@adamjst.bsky.social · 2mo ago

8 of the 48 participating countries in the 2026 MWC have more foreign-born players than non-foreign-born players named to their squad. Highest proportions of players born abroad: Curaçao (96%) Democratic Republic of the Congo (85%) Morocco (73%)

This year's expanded World Cup will feature more foreign-born players than any previous edition. Nearly one in four of the 1,248 players selected for national teams were born in a different country from the one they will represent (Figure 1). In some squads, the proportions are far higher – 96% of Curaçao's players were born abroad, as were 85% of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s and 73% of Morocco’s. Overall, foreign-born players make up the majority of footballers in eight of the tournament's 48 squads. However, migration has been part of the World Cup story since its inception. In 1938, for example, 12% of players represented a country other than the one in which they were born, in part because FIFA didn’t introduce regulations governing football players’ eligibility for national teams until 1962. This meant it was not uncommon for players to represent multiple countries throughout their careers.