# Should net migration be zero or below?

**URL:** https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/t/should-net-migration-be-zero-or-below/20
**Category:** Principles & Manifesto
**Created:** [24 September 2026 20:33 UTC](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/t/should-net-migration-be-zero-or-below/20 "2026-09-24T20:33:02Z")
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### Author: ![UKJP](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/user_avatar/forum.ukjp.org.uk/ukjp/32/11_2.png) [@UKJP](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/u/UKJP)
#### Post date: [24 September 2026 20:33 UTC](https://forum.ukjp.org.uk/t/should-net-migration-be-zero-or-below/20/1 "2026-09-24T20:33:02Z")

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From [the UKJP’s principles](https://ukjp.org.uk/principles/), 2. Borders and citizenship: _arrivals no greater than departures, capped each year by a figure Parliament votes on, and chosen for the skills and wealth they bring._

What should the number be? And when places are limited, who should come first?

Any position may be argued here, including that the question is framed wrongly.