Immigration
About 3.2 million citizens of other EU countries live in the UK
It’s likely that around half arrived between 2006 and 2014. Read
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Immigration
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
Immigrants learning English
It’s true that older immigrants make up a disproportionate number of those who have poor English, although they’re still in a small minority. Read
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Immigration
Immigration and unemployment in the UK
It’s correct that there were about 1.7 million unemployed people in the UK at the last count, in July-September 2016. Read
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Immigration
Immigration to the UK has been rising
Immigration to the UK rose considerably in 2004, and is now estimated at roughly record levels. Read
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Immigration
A third of babies have at least one parent born outside the UK
It’s true that about a third of children born in England and Wales have one or more parents who were born outside country, although you probably wouldn’t call all those parents ‘foreign’. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Foreigners working in the UK
We don’t know how many have been hired, fired or quit—however you define a “foreigner”. Read
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Limits on immigration detention
It's true that the UK is the only country in the EU without a specific time limit on how long someone can be held for immigration offences. Read
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Immigration
We aren't spending £36m just to close the Calais 'jungle'
The UK has committed £36 million to “maintain security” in Calais. Some of this money will be used to close the ‘Jungle’ camp, but some is also being spent on border security and keeping child migrant Read
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Immigration
Ask Full Fact: 'Dubs' and 'Dublin'
What are the Dubs 'amendment' and 'Dublin regulation', and why are they relevant to closing the migrant camp at Calais? Read
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Europe
Brexit: which EU citizens will have the right to stay in the UK?
A high proportion of EU citizens in the UK are likely to be entitled to a special status under EU law by the time of Brexit, but it depends on the Government's negotiations with the EU. Read
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