Government policies can affect how many people arrive, what rights and protections they have in the UK, and what happens to those who arrive without permission.
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Articles on Net migration
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The system isn’t working well – and among the biggest losers are state governments themselves.
The 2010 general election put immigration front and centre of the political landscape for the next 14 years.
Making election promises about migration numbers is much easier than keeping them.
The latest census figures are released this week, but the long-term trends are already clear: we will soon be more Māori and more Asian, fertility rates are dropping, and more citizens are leaving.
The new proposals will be devastating to any British citizen who falls in love with a foreign partner.
The relationship between net migration and support for the governing party is positive.
Net migration numbers tell us little about the effectiveness of migration policy.
In this podcast, @michellegrattan and the Greens spokesperson on housing and homelessness, @MChandlerMather, discuss the $10b housing fund, rent-freezes, and net migration
There is substantial difference in what’s happening to migration from inside and outside the EU.
Immigration is neither the problem nor solution in many areas where Australia is off-track, from government debt to environmental action.
What migration figures really tell us about the movement of people.
New data points to misplaced UK clampdown on ‘overstaying’ international students.
The options on the table for the UK when it comes to that most contentious of issues.
A fall in the number of migrants after Britain leaves the EU will be costly.
When it comes to public services, it’s not just a question of demand, but also one of supply.
Some perspective on the government’s net migration target.
Six countries account for half of the EU migrants to the UK – but they’re not all from eastern Europe.
As the government looks to further tighten visa rules for non-EU students, how many are choosing to remain after their courses finish?
Academics are on the frontline, battling the Home Office over new visa regulations.
Top contributors
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Researcher, Centre on Migration Policy and Society (COMPAS), Deputy Director, Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
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Professor of Human Geography, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Lancaster University
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Professor of Sustainability Research, UNSW Sydney
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Reader in Social Policy, University of Sheffield
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Assistant Professor, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Bioinformatician and Data Analyst., King's College London
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Professor Emeritus of Cognitive NeuroImaging, Aston University
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Professor of Higher Education, Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Former Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University
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Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive, Regent's University London
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Chancellor, University of Birmingham
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Sociology, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
