== Immigration reform in the United Kingdom ==

As of 2010, in the [[United Kingdom]], there is some cross-party support for immigration reform, largely under the auspices of the [[Strangers into Citizens]] campaign. Although the [[Liberal Democrats]] are the only major party to fully support reform, some Labour MPs (including former leadership candidate [[John McDonnell (politician)|John McDonnell]] [http://www.john4leader.org.uk/2007/05/strangers-into-citizens-demonstration.html]), the [[IPPR]] (a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]-leaning think-tank) and [[Boris Johnson]] (the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] [[Mayor of London]]) also support a selective amnesty for illegal immigrants. Under the Liberal Democrat proposal, this would involve regularisation for illegal immigrants who have lived in the country for at least ten years and who do not have a criminal record.

It is argued that bringing many of these (estimates varying widely from 300,000 to 900,000<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |title= Call for immigrant amnesty in UK |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=2007-07-16 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6899348.stm |accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref>) individuals into the legal economy would allow police to concentrate resources on tackling people traffickers and criminals - and would raise billions in tax revenue - whereas deporting them would cost £4.7 billion and take 30 years.<ref name="BBC"></ref>. This issue is still a matter of political debate today in the [[United Kingdom]]. <ref>{{cite news |title= Mayoral candidates unite in call for illegal immigration amnesty |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date=2008-04-09 |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/mayoral-candidates-unite-in-call-for-illegal-immigration-amnesty-806310.html |accessdate=2009-06-25 | location=London | first=Amol | last=Rajan}}</ref><ref>Kelly, Charles [http://www.immigrationmatters.co.uk/uk-immigrant-amnesty-worth-3bn-say-lse.html "UK immigrant amnesty ‘worth £3bn’ say LSE"] ''Immigration Matters'', 2009-06-16. Retrieved on 2009-06-25.</ref>

−Also following the SB-1070 Immigration reform, changing the "Show me the papers state".