Fact checks including the reporting of statistical immigration, migration and migrants
Economy, Business & Finance
About 775,000 children were born in the UK in 2016, 210,000 to non-UK born mothers. Net migration was at around 245,000 in the year to September 2017. Read
Immigration
In 2014, a report included stories from members of the Windrush generation facing difficulties proving their immigration status. We don’t know whether Theresa May saw it, but the Home Office did. Read
Immigration
Governments since 2010 have set a target to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands, and this target has never been met. Read
Immigration
The vast majority of students here on a visa seem to be returning home, according to new data from the Home Office. Read
Immigration
There aren’t official figures to prove how many international students return home after their studies, and the available evidence which might give an indication is contradictory. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Full Fact factchecks what the parties do say. Often what they haven't said matters even more. Read
Immigration
We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch. Read
Immigration
The Conservative manifesto restated the government's commitment to get net migration down to the tens of thousands. But what's been happening to net migration in recent years? Read
Immigration
Since 2010, the centrepiece of UK migration policy has been the net migration target, which aims to reduce net migration to the tens of thousands. Read
Immigration
What's happened to immigration, EU workers and the population since the Brexit referendum? Read
