Yes.
> You do know the default answer to that is: "Fine, as paragons of morality, we will hereby no longer allow any foreign workers with spouses who make under XX,XXX to enter the UK, because separating them from their family is immoral."
You completely misunderstand what is even being discussed.
We're talking about UK NATIONALS who if they earn below the threshold cannot bring in a foreign spouse or child.
We are NOT talking about foreign nationals on work visas and their ability to bring in other foreign nationals.
To use a specific example: If a UK national moved to the US, got married, and had a kid. If all three of them wanted to move to the UK, they would be separated for years. The UK national would have to move to the UK alone, get a job, earn 23K/year, and only then could they apply to bring the other two over. This ignores how long the visa process takes or how many years of work-history you need to get approval!
I mean, once the passport office finishes rejecting their paperwork because "it was printed on US letter paper" or "your cosigner's signature is too big" or "their signature was in blue ink". (I had to mail it all in four times.)
Are spouses of people on this type of VISA allowed to work?
> Because separating families is immoral.
You do know the default answer to that is: "Fine, as paragons of morality, we will hereby no longer allow any foreign workers with spouses who make under XX,XXX to enter the UK, because separating them from their family is immoral."
Proviso: I believe in having substantially more open borders than we do today; I just don't think your argument to morality is a very good one.