Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
Health
"Here's a fact…there are 7,000 diagnoses in this country every year of people that are HIV positive… 60% of them are not British nationals" — Nigel Farage, 2nd April 2015 … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
This evening the 7 party leaders took part in a debate chaired by Julie Etchingham. We were factchecking throughout the evening - you can see what we said on Twitter @FullFact, and we've rounded up 10 of the main claims below. Read
Immigration
Immigration has a small impact on average wages of existing workers but more significant effects for certain groups. Read
Immigration
"Immigration is three times higher than the Tories promised"—UKIP poster, 31 March 2015 The Conservatives set an objective before the election of reducing net migration into Britain from the hundreds … Read
Immigration
A quarter of people in Britain say that immigration is the single most important issue facing the country today, more than any other single issue. Read
Immigration
Immigration headlines appeared contradictory and others didn't say what 'kinds' of migrant they were referring to. Yet all the headlines refer to the same report. Read
Immigration
"175,000 failed asylum seekers are still awaiting deportation" Daily Mirror "Officials cannot find 50,000 rejected asylum seekers" The Guardian "Officials have lost track of 50,000 illegal immigrants and failed to … Read
Immigration
The UK Statistics Authority has criticised the Home Office for failing to publish evidence behind claims made by its Ministers in relation to the row over this summer's passport "backlog". … Read
Health
The government's plans to recover more money from migrants for their use of the NHS were announced today. Just what are the new measures, and how much are the predicted savings? Read
Immigration
Immigration and emigration are primarily measured using the International Passenger Survey (IPS), based on interviewing willing passengers at various UK ports. It's a small sample and reliant on passengers reporting … Read
