Immigration
The UK’s views on immigration
Immigration has repeatedly been highlighted as the top issue facing the UK in recent years. Read
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Immigration
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Europe
Employment or immigration: which matters more?
Voters have expressed mixed opinions to pollsters on whether they’d prefer a more economically risky ‘hard Brexit’. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
"Naming and shaming" companies with foreign workers
The Conservatives did seem to suggest publishing the percentage of foreign workers at different companies, although they’ve now ruled that out. Read
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Companies have to consider workers in the UK for some jobs
A requirement for companies to advertise in the UK before recruiting from abroad is nothing new. Read
Analysis
Immigration
More refugees in the EU are Syrian than any other nationality
A majority of recently accepted refugees in the EU are Syrian, although they’re not the majority of those applying for refugee status or entering the EU. Read
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Immigration
Net migration equals a city the size of Cardiff
Net migration in the UK was 327,000 in the year to March, roughly a city the size of Cardiff or Wakefield. It’s not at this level every year, but has been since 2015. Read
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Immigration
Have 12,000 asylum seekers vanished in the UK?
Home Office data makes it unclear exactly what it means to have an asylum application “on hold”. Read
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Immigration
Does "uncontrolled mass migration" push down wages?
Immigration has a small impact on average wages, but affects particular types of workers such as low-wage workers, more significantly. Read
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Immigration
The Conservatives’ migration record
Net migration is the highest it has ever been. The greatest annual increase in the last 20 years was in 1998. Read
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Europe
How is the EU doing on refugee relocation?
The EU programme for relocating asylum seekers within Europe has seen 6,000 people move country in the past year. Read
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