Editorial Board
Immigration Policy for a Post-Brexit Britain
The U.K. wants control of immigration -- but what kind of control?
Theresa May has some explaining to do.
Photographer: Nick Ansell/Getty ImagesA key demand of Brexit voters was to take back control of the U.K.’s immigration policy. Prime Minister Theresa May has promised she will -- but hasn’t said what she’ll do with this control once she has it.
Many Brexit supporters are hoping for a severely restrictive system. This would be a mistake, and May ought to say so. Liberal rules on immigration, exercised at Britain’s discretion, would best serve Britain’s interests.