Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
Yes, he's shamefully ignorant of a very burdensome legal restriction that has been in place for about as long as he's been in public office.
There are plenty of regulations that are in place and considering this one came into effect before he came into office and he never voted for it and its not been an issue since, one can understand him having higher concerns. Like the subjects he's actually dealing with or voted for. Kudos to any politician too who has the humility acknowledge where their knowledge isn't 100% rather than bullshitting.

People who come to this country under the proviso they have no recourse to public funds do so in full knowledge they have no recourse to public funds. So be it. No harm there, their choice and if they wish to come on that proviso I think they should be very welcome. No point afterwards whinging about it. And I think its entirely appropriate that unusual funds that have been granted like the job retention scheme etc are an exemption to that and are still available for those with that proviso.