Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that migration "must be properly controlled" ahead of the rollout of Labour's "Immigration White Paper".
Under new plans set to be presented to MPs on Monday, the skilled visa threshold will be increased to degree-level and employers will be told they must train workers in the UK.
The White Paper is being laid out as part of desperate efforts to reduce net migration into Britain, with the figure reaching 728,000 in 2024.
And now, Cooper has vowed: "Migration must be properly controlled and managed so the system is fair.
"We've seen net migration quadruple in the space of just four years, driven especially by overseas recruitment.
"We inherited a failed immigration system where the previous government replaced free movement with a free market experiment.
"Employers were given much greater freedom to recruit from abroad while action on training fell. Overseas recruitment soared at the same time as big increases in the number of people not working or in education here in the UK."
Ahead of the White Paper's presentation, GB News asked: Will Britain ever solve its migration crisis?
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After nearly 1,300 votes, 83 per cent of GBN members thought that Britain would ever be able to solve its migration crisis, while just 17 per cent thought it would.
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