LONDON, Sept 28: UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Sunday signalled plans for a significant shift in the route to long-term or permanent settlement for legal migrants, involving an assessment of their social worth over and above economic contributions. In one of her first interviews since taking charge at the UK Home Office, the South Asian heritage minister told ‘The Sun on Sunday’ newspaper that she is looking at ways to tighten the current process of indefinite leave to remain (ILR) – a route open to long-term migrants and often leading to citizenship. The government has already indicated plans to double the current five-year timeframe before long-term UK residents can apply for ILR. “The pace of that migration has been very, very fast. I totally understand why people have conc

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