They picked a battle and they're losing it. This utter bullshit about "controlling our own borders" was a stupid, stupid place to pitch your biggest tent and it has been a total failure. The only thing they can do now is turn it into pure numbers, numbers which will make headlines, headlines which will confuse the stupid. Propose a ridiculous idea and claim that anyone opposing it is a security risk or wants uncontrolled immigration.
So here we are - waiting for people to be removed from their families because their partner - an NHS dietitian for example, doesn't earn enough.
Beyond hideous.