Re: More Brexit Doom and Gloom
Originally Posted by
itsme
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You
STATED that most of them (immigrants) where from the EU, this, as you well know, was a false statement, but only to be expected.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...yreport/latest
Long-term international net migration, immigration and emigration figures have remained broadly stable since the end of 2016.
Long-term international net migration data show that migrants continued to add to the UK population as an estimated 258,000 more people moved to the UK with an intention to stay 12 months or more than left in the year ending December 2018. Over the year, 602,000 people moved to the UK (immigration) and 343,000 people left the UK (emigration).
EU long-term immigration has fallen since 2016 and is at its lowest since 2013. Non-EU long-term immigration has gradually increased over the last five years to similar levels seen in 2011. Non-EU net migration has gradually increased over the last five years, with 232,000 more non-EU citizens arriving than leaving in the year ending December 2018 (Figure 4), this was similar to levels seen in 2011.
Since 2016, overall long-term immigration to the UK for work has continued to decrease and looking at all available data sources, this has mainly been due to the fall in EU immigration to the UK for work. For non-EU citizens, since 2015, work-related immigration to the UK has remained broadly stable, however, the number of skilled work visas issued has been increasing.