good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has announced its plans to reduce legal migration, promising the biggest reduction in the number of people invited to the uk either on work or student visas, as their dependants, or for humanitarian reasons. the plans include raising the minimum salary for skilled workers, except for health or social care workers, which make up the bulk of visas. and the number of family members that can be brought here will be further limited. last year, overall net migration reached a record high of around three quarters of a million the difference in the number of people arriving and leaving the uk. that s a long, long way from the tens of thousands first promised when the conservatives came to power in 2010. the government claims its new plans will reduce the numbers eligible to come here by 300,000. the government s plan for a treaty with rwanda part of their approach to dealing with illegal immigration such as people