Immigration

He wants to ensure those coming to the UK are genuinely here for family reasons, that they can speak English and they do not have to "scrape by, or worse, to subsist on benefit".

Mr Cameron said a sample of more than 500 family migration cases found over 70% of UK-based sponsors earned less than £20,000 a year after tax.

Explaining why couples should have to do more to prove they are genuine, he gave the example of a Pakistani national who applied for a spouse visa on the basis of his marriage to someone settled in the UK.

The man obtained indefinite leave to remain and then immediately divorced his UK-based spouse, returned to Pakistan and re-married and then applied for entry clearance for his new spouse.

Forced marriages

Dave has launched a crackdown on abuses of the immigration system including plans to tackle sham marriages.

The Prime Minister wants relatives joining their families in the UK to be able to speak English and have enough cash to live on.

He said the Government was keen to prevent immigrants becoming a burden on taxpayers and could make some applicants pay financial bonds.

He also wants it to take longer for new migrants to become eligible for a visa for their spouse.

Before the speech, the Prime Minsiter told Sky News he was confident he could get immigration "under control".

"We can deal with this issue if we deal with student visa abuse, if we deal wiht the work visa abuse, if we make sure the family reunion rules make sense and are not a way of people coming here to live off benefits," he said.

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