Education
What impact does immigration have on school places?
The Mail reports that immigration is "fuelling primary school crisis" in school places. Read
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Immigration
Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Immigration
7 factchecks from the PM's immigration speech
Full Fact appeared on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show today to talk about the numbers behind David Cameron's immigration speech. The Prime Minister wants EU migrants to wait four … Read
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Europe
Following up our answers on the Jeremy Vine show
Here are the full facts and figures answering the questions put to Joe and Will on BBC Radio 2 today. Read
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Immigration
Factcheck: One million more migrants expected to come to London by 2030
"British politicians need to be bolder in confronting some of the myths about immigration". So said the Times (£) last week in a leader article calling for politicians to confront … Read
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Immigration
Foreign national offenders: in prison or leaving the country?
As the Public Accounts Committee releases its report into the performance of the prison system, both Labour and the Coalition's record while overseeing the service comes under scrutiny. Read
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Europe
Bulgarian immigration: has the Home Office failed to reject a single work permit request?
The Bulgarian ambassador was quoted today as claiming that the wave of migrants that some expect to come from his country to the UK after restrictions on working rights are lifted in January might not materialise, as those restrictions have had little effect. Read
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Europe
Over here and under arrest: are Romanians responsible for 90% of ATM crime?
With Romanians and Bulgarians due to gain full working rights in the UK in a little over two months, several papers have suggested crime will accompany a "wave" of immigration. What is the basis for this? Read
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Europe
Who's claiming more in benefits? Britons in Spain, or EU nationals here?
Last week it was reported that there are more Britons claiming benefits in Spain than there are EU nationals claiming benefits in the UK. The government has said there are legitimate concerns about welfare tourism, and migrants from the European Union coming here to claim. But is this particular comparison an accurate one? Read
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Europe
Has there been a sharp rise in Eastern Europeans claiming benefits?
David Cameron says that a future Conservative government would seek to restrict the benefits available to EU migrants. Meanwhile the Daily Telegraph suggested that Eastern Europeans have become an increasingly heavy burden on the taxpayer. Is this the case? Read
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Europe
Net migration on the rise - are "euro refugees" the cause?
Official figures show that the downward trend in 'net migration' is stalling. But are new arrivals from the Eurozone the main reason for the turnaround? Read
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