Fact checks, commentary and analysis about immigration, asylum and migration
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
Immigration
Reported delays in the processing of passport applications has hit the headlines recently, but there is little published evidence behind many of the claims being made. Read
Immigration
A front page story in today's Express claims Home Office figures show less than 1.5% of illegal immigrants are arrested. This isn't what the data shows, and there are a number of other problems with the Express's claim. Read
Immigration
A couple of papers reported that this country is home to 800,000 illegal immigrants. Can we actually know how many are here? Read
Europe
Two sets of figures released today have reignited the debate about European immigration. But neither necessarily tells us much about the impact that lifting transitional controls on Romanian and Bulgarian immigration had on the numbers arriving in this country. Read
Immigration
Several papers jump the gun on figures published later this week on the employment of Romainans and Bulgarians. But they've over-egged the evidence. Read
Immigration
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Immigration
As the Public Accounts Committee releases its report into the performance of the prison system, both Labour and the Coalition's record while overseeing the service comes under scrutiny. Read
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