Immigration is often the most heated debate in British politics. It usually breaks down into two angry sides: those who want to close the borders completely, and those who want no controls at all.
At COMMONS, we believe both sides are missing the point.
The question isn’t “Do we like immigrants?” (Of course we do—they are our doctors, neighbors, and friends). The question is: “Do we have the infrastructure to support a growing population?”
Article 6 is our answer. It is a policy based on math, not emotion. It is designed to ensure that everyone who lives here—whether you arrived yesterday or were born here 50 years ago—has a decent home, a doctor, and a high quality of life.
The Golden Rule: Homes First, Migration Second
For years, governments have allowed net migration to soar while failing to build enough houses. The result? Sky-high rents, overcrowded cities, and a generation locked out of homeownership.
Article 6 introduces the Infrastructure Lock.
- The Cap: Annual Net Migration is legally capped at 100% of New Housing Completions from the previous year.
- The Logic: If we build 300,000 new homes, we can welcome 300,000 new people. If we only build 100,000 homes, the border tightens automatically.
This aligns the incentives perfectly. If businesses want more workers, they must lobby the government to build more homes. It ensures that migration never lowers the quality of life for the people already here. It stops the overcrowding crisis at the source.
The “Membership Fee”: Instant Contribution
In the old system, people worried that newcomers might strain public services before they had contributed enough in taxes.
Under the COMMONS Asset State, we solve this with the New Resident Membership Fee.
Because we have abolished Income Tax, the UK becomes the most attractive place in the world to work. To ensure fairness, new residents (who haven’t spent years building up the country’s infrastructure) pay a slightly different rate:
- They pay the 2% Wealth Tax on their global assets from Day 1, with no tax-free allowance.
This acts as an immediate “buy-in” to the club. It ensures that every single person arriving in the UK is a net contributor to the public purse from the moment they step off the plane. It kills the “freeloader” myth dead.
The Fair Access Ballot
We are also fixing the visa system for businesses. Currently, big corporations use expensive lawyers to game the system, while small businesses struggle to hire the talent they need.
We are replacing the red tape with a transparent Visa Lottery.
- Companies pay a fixed ticket price to enter the ballot for skilled worker visas.
- It levels the playing field. A startup has the same chance of hiring a genius engineer as a global giant.
A Warm but Managed Welcome
Article 6 is about confidence.
When you know that every new arrival has a house waiting for them (because of the Cap) and is paying their way immediately (because of the Membership Fee), fear evaporates.
We can return to being a confident, welcoming nation—one that attracts the best and brightest from around the world, without breaking the systems that support us all.
Next time: We look at how we fix the broken trust in Westminster. How do we make politicians listen? We explore Article 7: Democracy & Integrity.
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