British Indian politician Suella Braverman caused controversy after responding to a student’s petition to bring her family to Britain for university. Braverman posted on X that “You don’t need to bring your husband and three kids to get a degree in media studies. Universities need to stop selling immigration instead of education.“His comments came in response to a fundraising post by Alaa Radwan, whose bio states she is from Palestine and whose family was seeking around £17,000 to cover visa and education costs, including fees, for her husband and three children after receiving an unconditional offer to study a master’s in Research in Media and Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, from September 2026.Radwan’s post outlined the necessary costs such as visa application fees of £524 per person, immigration health surcharge of £776 per person and tuition costs, and described the move as “a lifeline for my family”.Braverman was born in Harrow, London, to parents of Indian origin and a long-time politician in the UK government. She has previously pushed for reducing net migration and tightening family visa rules for foreign students. She has also served as the former Home Secretary.Social media users jumped on the fact that Braverman has immigrant roots and brought her parents to the UK. One user said: “This is the same system that your parents and entire family took advantage of. Going from one party to another has clearly blown your mind”Another said: “Tell us Suella, why did your parents immigrate to the UK in the 60s?”The third said, ‘Did you tell your father that father you don’t need to take my mother and us?’