Sir Keir believes the government is sticking plaster answers to problems rather than looking to the long term.
Sir Keir Starmer told business leaders that the days of cheap labour are over.
Sir Keir wants the economy to move away from its low-pay model.
He accepted the need for skilled foreign workers and promised apragmatic approach to immigration.
His speech comes at a time when businesses want to hire more migrant workers.
The Prime Minister's speech to theCBI conference on Monday was followed by the Labour leader's speech to the conference on Tuesday.
Mr Sunak told business leaders that having proper control of our borders was one of the benefits of leaving the EU.
The UK needs more foreign workers to drive economic growth as it faces a deep recession, according to the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry.
Immigration is the only thing that has increased our growth potential since March.
Since the UK left the European Union, the number of EU citizens moving to the UK has dropped.
The Office for Budget Responsibility expects net migration to decline from 205,000 a year to 205,000 a year by the end of the decade.
The prime minister says that the benefits of leaving the EU are already being delivered.
Sir Keir set out in his speech what the immigration policy would look like under a Labour government.
He promised that the immigration system would work better for businesses and that skilled workers from abroad would be welcome.
Changes to a points-based migration system will bring with them new conditions for business, he said.
He said that they would expect a clear plan for higher skills and more training, for better pay and conditions, for investment in new technology.
Our common goal is to help the British economy off its immigration dependence. Workers who are already here will be trained more.
Sir Keir was asked if he wanted net migration to decrease and he said he expected it to fall.
He didn't want to stop businesses from hiring talent from abroad.
Sir Keir said he would help people get back into work by improving mental health services.
He said the number of older people falling out of work has nothing to do with the millions stuck on the waiting lists.
One million people in their 50s have left work since the Pandemic, making it hard for employers to find staff.
Sir Keir gave an overview of Labour's plans for reform.
Sir Keir said that Labour had been turned inside out by his party.
The UK was recruiting too many people from overseas into the health service according to Sir Keir.
The leader of the Labour Party seems to believe that this is the best way to grow the economy.
According to Keir Starmer, there needs to be a fundamental rethink that involves training the domestic workforce.
There's a political calculation as well.
Sir Keir wants to convince the old Labour heartlands that he understands their concerns about immigration.
He wants to convince them that he is serious about making a successful exit from the European Union.
Some in the Labour Party will disagree with his speech.
Ahead of the EU referendum, the rise of legal migration to the UK was one of the most prominent political issues.
The former Conservative Prime Minister promised to cut immigration in half.
Since the late 1990s, net migration has been over 200,000.
Labour has ruled out a return to the EU single market which guarantees citizens of member states the freedom to live and work anywhere in the bloc.
Some in the Labour Party want a different relationship with the EU than the one they currently have.
Mr Sunak denied that ministers could look to align the UK with EU laws.
The government has been accused of considering a relationship with the EU similar to that of Switzerland.
The prime minister told the conference that the UK wouldn't pursue any relationship with Europe that relied on EU laws.
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