Influx at record level: more people want to go to Britain

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According to this report, by 2022, about 600,000 more people will immigrate to Britain than leave the country. That is 118,000 more than the year before. However, estimated net immigration was lower than expected. The media speculated that there could be as many as 700,000.

Still, the latest migration figures are a major setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government. For years, the ruling Conservatives have made restricting immigration one of their top priorities. The desire for more control over one’s own borders was seen as one of the main reasons for leaving the EU. According to the ONS, the background to the increase is, among other things, a greater influx of people from non-EU countries. Including from Ukraine and Hong Kong. According to estimates by statisticians, a total of about 1.2 million people came to the country.

Just a few days ago, the government in London announced that it would stop issuing visas to relatives of master’s students in Great Britain from next year. According to government figures, 136,000 visas for partners or children of students were issued in 2022 alone, more than eight times as many as in 2019. That should now be behind us.

London also wants to take tougher action against irregular entry via the English Channel. Last year, about 45,000 people crossed the strait to the UK in small boats. With a tightening of asylum legislation, they will be denied access to protection in Great Britain in the future.

(SDA)

Source: Blick