Welsh Secretary David Davies says he's pragmatic on immigration numbers
, Monmouth MP Mr Davies said: "I'm comfortable about the fact that we're saying if you've got skills for which there is a shortage, doctors for example, certain types of construction workers, of course we welcome you into Britain.
"What I'm not comfortable with is 50,000 a year deciding that they can come into this country without any restrictions, paying money to people smugglers, putting themselves at risk."Asked if he supported the previous Conservative manifesto commitment of reducing net migration to the tens of thousands, he replied: "Personally, I'm quite pragmatic about it - I don't mind highly-skilled people who've got something to contribute coming to Britain.
Meanwhile, the UK government has faced calls to provide greater rail funding to Wales as a result of the HS2 high-speed rail line since not an inch of track is set to be laid in Wales. It is classified as an England and Wales project by Westminster, meaning the Welsh government does not receive a proportionate amount of money, something which is known as a top-up
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