Get the facts on immigration

Fact checks about immigration statistics, asylum seekers border control and potential impacts on public services and opinions

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Border control

Fact checks about freedom of movement and immigration controls in the UK

Costs and benefits

Fact checks about the economic impact on wages, house prices and health care created by immigration to the UK

EU immigration

Fact checks including immigration and migration to and from the EU and the potential impact Brexit may have had on this

Asylum seekers and refugees

Fact checks about refugees and asylum seekers in the UK

How many refugees does the UK resettle compared to other European countries?

Robert Jenrick said that the UK is second only to Sweden in the number of refugees accepted through resettlement schemes. This is true of European countries but doesn’t tell the …

You can’t apply for asylum in the UK through the UNHCR

The UN’s refugee agency has clarified that there is no way for people to apply for asylum in the UK through the agency, after comments made by the Home Secretary.

Labour MP wrong to say ‘there are no safe routes’ to enter UK

Khalid Mahmood wrongly claimed in Parliament that routes for people from Hong Kong and Afghanistan have been closed.

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Immigrants and crime

Fact checks including claims made about the impact of immigration on crime levels and the prison system

Immigration statistics

Fact checks including the reporting of statistical immigration, migration and migrants

Immigration fact checks

Do Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland take their ‘fair share’ of refugees?

We looked into the figures after immigration minister Robert Jenrick recently claimed the devolved nations have “rhetorically welcomed refugees” but fail to take their “fair share”.

How many refugees does the UK resettle compared to other European countries?

Robert Jenrick said that the UK is second only to Sweden in the number of refugees accepted through resettlement schemes. This is true of European countries but doesn’t tell the …

You can’t apply for asylum in the UK through the UNHCR

The UN’s refugee agency has clarified that there is no way for people to apply for asylum in the UK through the agency, after comments made by the Home Secretary.

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Immigration and integration

Fact checks related to the reporting of societal integration of immigrants to the UK

Immigration and jobs

Fact checks including the impact of immigration on the UK labour market, skills gaps and wages

Public opinion of immigration

Fact checks including the reporting of public attitudes towards immigration

Immigration and public services

Fact checks including the impact of immigration on health, legal and prison services in the UK

Treatment of immigrants

Fact checks including immigration law, windrush, detention centres and the UK's relationship with the EU