Immigration control is an expression of nationalinterest. The objective is to ensure that, of allthose people who wish to come from abroad to workand settle here, we should accept only those whom itis in the national interest to accept. The processof selection must be operated in a way which doesnot delay or inconvenience the great generality oftravellers.

In more detail, the current objectives of the UKimmigration control are: —

1. (a) to prevent theentry of people who are personally unacceptable,for example, because of criminalrecord;

2. (b) toprotect and supplement the resident labourforce;

3. (c) toprevent immigration of a type, and on a scale,which might give rise to serious socialproblems.