内政大臣因计划对已在英国的移民工人实施新规则，面临来自政府内部的反对。
The home secretary has faced opposition from within the government over plans to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK.
伊恩·沃森（Iain Watson）与托比·曼恩（Toby Mann）报道：内政大臣沙巴娜·马哈茂德预计将于下周宣布关于合法移民入境规则的最终决定。
By Iain Watson, Toby Mann Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce her final decision on immigration rules for legal migrants next week.
她曾提议将申请永久定居的等待时间从目前的5年延长至10年，部分低薪移民则将面临长达15年的等待。BBC获悉，这些提议很可能会针对目前在社会照护领域工作的绝大多数人员进行修改。
She had proposed to extend the wait for permanent settlement from the current five years to 10 with some lower-paid migrants facing a 15-year wait. The BBC understands the proposals are likely to be revised for most of those currently working in social care.
在前政府时期净移民人数极高的一段时间过后，内政大臣对符合永久居留资格的人数感到担忧。
The home secretary was concerned about the number of people who would be eligible for permanent residency after a period of very high net migration under the previous government.
在重新加入内阁之前，住房大臣安杰拉·雷纳曾将这些提议形容为“不符合英国作风”，因为它们试图改变那些怀揣善意来到英国的人的规则。
Before she rejoined the cabinet, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner described the proposals as "un-British" because they sought to change the rules for people who had come to the UK in good faith.
特别是，许多低薪的社会照护工人将面临长达15年而非5年的等待。
In particular, many lower-paid social care workers were facing a wait of up to 15 years rather than five.
但BBC获悉，目前已经在英国的社会照护工人现在很可能免于更长的等待期。
But the BBC understands that social care workers already in the UK are now likely to be exempt from the longer wait.
不过，按照最初的提议，其他大多数工人很可能需要在英国生活和工作10年才有资格获得永久定居。如果他们对当地社区作出了贡献或拥有较高收入，这一期限可以缩短。政府就拟议改革展开的公众咨询已收到20万份回复。
But as originally proposed, it is likely most other workers will have to live and work in the UK for 10 years before being eligible for permanent settlement. That can be reduced if they contribute to their local communities or have higher incomes. The government's consultation on the proposed reforms has drawn 200,000 responses.
内政部表示，在马哈茂德于接下来的几周向议会提交最终决定之前，不会对此发表评论。
The Home Office will not comment on Mahmood's final decisions until they are presented to Parliament in the coming week.
今年9月，一名保守党发言人表示：“沙巴娜·马哈茂德向安杰拉·雷纳及其奉行开放边境政策的议员们的压力屈服了，并将粉碎她自己改革无限期居留的计划。”
In September, a Conservative spokesperson said: "Shabana Mahmood has caved in to pressure from Angela Rayner and her open borders MPs and will shred her own plans to reform indefinite leave to remain."
“这是对英国纳税人的一记耳光，他们将不得不补贴低技能、低薪的移民。”永久居留权（即无限期居留）赋予个人在英国长期居住、工作和学习的权利，并在符合条件的情况下申请福利。
"This is a slap in the face to British taxpayers who will have to subsidise low-skilled, low wage migrants." Permanent residence, or indefinite leave to remain, gives a person the right to live, work and study in the UK for as long as they like and apply for benefits if they are eligible.