The whole political point of the "points based system" was that the UK _hadn't_ implemented one and was behind the times, and this was a constant refrain of peo

The whole political point of the "points based system" was that the UK _hadn't_ implemented one and was behind the times, and this was a constant refrain of people who hadn't ever looked into what kind of system the UK actually employs. In fact, since at least 2009 it has had one for non-EU migrants -- to middling effect -- and the new PBS is not significantly different except that it now applies to EU migrants.