Latest immigration figures

[Highway Man]

A Home Office spokesperson said:“The British public have had enough of seeing people die in the Channel while ruthless criminal gangs profit from their misery and our new plan for immigration will fix the broken system which encourages migrants to make this lethal journey. People should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – rather than making dangerous journeys to the UK. That is why we will have rules in place to make asylum claims inadmissible where people have travelled through or have a connection to safe countries.

 

[denso13]

A Home Office spokesperson said:“The British public have had enough of seeing people die in the Channel while ruthless criminal gangs profit from their misery and our new plan for immigration will fix the broken system which encourages migrants to make this lethal journey. People should claim asylum in the first safe country they reach – rather than making dangerous journeys to the UK. That is why we will have rules in place to make asylum claims inadmissible where people have travelled through or have a connection to safe countries.

That was under the Tories, over 3 years ago. It didn't work.

 

[pete01]

You could move

Have a day off Notch, it's a nice day get in the garden.

 

[MNW67]

I know it is all very complex and there are probably multiple reasons. But it is certainly interesting that both legal and illegal immigration have rocketed since Brexit.

 

[motorbiking]

No it didn’t.

In 2019 when the last government got into power net migration was 220,000

what was net migration in their last period in govt?

Net migration to the UK falls by 20% - as previous year's figure revised to almost a million

The ONS said the previous Conservative government's policy stopping international students from bringing dependents to the UK was the main reason for the drop.

news.sky.com

Sky news says you’re wrong.. again. They agree it fell 20% last year.

 

[MNW67]

Net migration to the UK falls by 20% - as previous year's figure revised to almost a million

The ONS said the previous Conservative government's policy stopping international students from bringing dependents to the UK was the main reason for the drop.

news.sky.com

Sky news says you’re wrong.. again. They agree it fell 20% last year.

I have a feeling you both might be talking at cross purposes. This is the graph from that article:

 

[motorbiking]

I think “No it didn’t” is clear enough. Though I do appreciate he went on to say something completely different about something completely different.

Saying the last government got in, in 2019 is not very credible when he has also said on other threads they were in power for 14 years.

Looking at the longer term trends.

The Impact of Migration on UK Population Growth - Migration Observatory

Based on official population estimates and population projections, this briefing examines the impact of migration on recent and future UK population growth.

migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk

Seems like a bit of a RTTM effect.

 

[transam]

The UK is full at the moment

Those seeking hand outs need to go else where

The country is going down the collective toilet and can no longer afford yet more spongers

And if these fruit cakes don’t like our way of life etc than they can go and do one else where

 

[MNW67]

If a third of asylum seekers come on small boats, how do the other two thirds get here. Are they people who originally entered legally on some sort of visa.

 

[motorbiking]

Plenty of legal ways to get here and then claim.

 

[denso13]

Are they people who originally entered legally on some sort of visa.

Yes. No reason why there can't be safe routes for everyone.

 

[Highway Man]

That was under the Tories, over 3 years ago. It didn't work.

The principle remains though.

 

[Highway Man]

Yes. No reason why there can't be safe routes for everyone.

Do you want to turn the UK into an Iraq or a third world country?

 

[HawkEye244]

Are going to be released soon, it will show net migration has plummeted

The Reform supporters will deny it.....they will be screaming about small boats

You are trolling with this right ? RIGHT ?

 

[denso13]

Do you want to turn the UK into an Iraq or a third world country?

No, I want to stop boat people turning up, it should be a managed process for everybody.