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Eventually, the data confirms that which we all know anyway.
In 2023, the stats now prove that the UK emerged as THE leading destination for immigrants in Europe, accepting approximately 1.27 million foreign nationals. This figure, equivalent to the population of a city like Birmingham, surpassed inflows to other large European nations.
According to ONS data, the UK recorded the highest gross immigration among comparable countries. Germany followed with 1.22 million arrivals, Spain with 1.1 million, Italy with 378,000, and France with 295,000.
Just think, we took 400% more than France!!!
On the crucial net migration metric—arrivals minus departures—the UK again led with 897,000, ahead of Germany’s 793,000, Spain’s 616,000, Italy’s 334,000, and France’s 218,000.
And this all took place under a CONSERVATIVE Government so we can’t blame Labour for this disaster. You might wonder WHY this disaster happened – let me explain.
In 2021, the UK introduced a new points-based immigration system, lowering barriers for non-EU workers by reducing skill requirements and salary thresholds from £30,000 to £25,600 for certain roles. This was the so-called Boris Wave, as destructive as any tsunami!
Historically, Germany held the top European spot for immigration, peaking at 1.27 million net migrants in 2015. This was Mother Merkel’s open-door policy for asylum seekers. But since then, Germany has tightened controls, allowing the UK to overtake it by 2021.
Most UK arrivals in recent years have been legal: family reunions (37%), work (29%), and study (14%) dominated reasons. We talk a lot about ILLEGAL migration but the real problem is LEGAL migration. We literally LET THEM IN.
Migration Watch describeS Britain as a “soft-touch,” with the staggering figure of five million long-term migrants in the past five years—far exceeding Channel crossings.
As of mid-2023, England and Wales had 11.4 million non-UK-born residents (19% of the population), primarily non-EU origin. This really is unprecedented demographic change and the consequences are best seen in our tanking public services – which were never designed to cope with this.
Labour may be doing nothing to stop the migration bomb but let’s not forget that it was the Conservatives that started it ticking.
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