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The 10-year Long Residence cohort is arguably among the most integrated immigrant groups in the UK. We have spent nearly a decade here, grown up in British society, achieved some of the highest levels of English proficiency and gained British qualifications. We have studied, worked, paid taxes, contributed to our communities and invested years of our lives building a future here. In terms of time spent in the UK, integration and accumulated contribution, our cohort has given enormously to this country. Yet we are now facing the prospect of having the settlement pathway we relied upon fundamentally changed, with no meaningful protection for those already on it. How can a system that claims to reward integration disregard a cohort that has demonstrated it through almost a decade of living, studying and contributing in the UK? We are not asking for preferential treatment. We are asking for our time, commitment and contribution to be recognised. Do not punish those who have already spent nearly a decade building their lives in Britain. Protect the Long Residence cohort. #LongResidence #EarnedSettlement #LongResidence #10YearLongResidence #EarnedSettlement #Settlement #ILR #IndefiniteLeaveToRemain #ProtectLongResidence #TransitionalArrangements #FairSettlement #FairnessForMigrants #ImmigrationReform #UKImmigration #MigrantRights #IntegrationMatters #RecogniseOurContribution #OurLivesAreHere #BritishSociety #LongResidenceCohort #ProtectOurFuture #HomeOffice @ukhomeoffice @ShabanaMahmood @JoWhiteSays @AnnelieseDodds