Migration to Great Britain has skyrocketed – after Brexit. A record has just been broken

Record migration in . The local Statistical Office reported that net migration amounted to 745,000 people in 2022. This is the difference between immigrants and emigrants, i.e. those who came to the country and those who left. In June, it was reported that net migration amounted to 672,000. Then it was reported that 1.2 million people came to Great Britain. Of these, as many as 968,000 are citizens from outside the European Union, mainly Indians, Nigerians and…

Record migration in the UK

These figures shocked the British for several reasons. First of all, they are definitely higher than the initial estimates (by 139,000!) and are the highest in history. There has also been some interesting variability observed over the last few years. Well, immigration skyrocketed after Brexit. In 2016, when it was decided to leave the European Union in a referendum, migration was almost twice as low and amounted to 329,000. However, in 2021, when the exit finally materialized, the balance increased sharply.

“Our estimates show a clear change in immigration from 2021. This coincides with the end of free movement for EU citizens under the introduction of a new immigration system in January 2021, the easing of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in July 2021 and external events such as “- we read in the British .

Britain has a problem. Eyes on the government

However, the local government did not like such a high migration rate. The British Prime Minister said that “migration levels are too high and need to be reduced to a more sustainable level”, quotes . This is a personal defeat for him and the party he represents, because they came to power with the demand to combat illegal and limit legal migration. This is a problem especially now, because next year, in spring or autumn. elections will be held in Great Britain. That is why this surprising result was widely commented on by political opponents of the ruling Conservative Party.

“This level of legal immigration is unsustainable both economically and socially. There is no social mandate for this, it goes beyond the capacity of our public services and undercuts productivity and wages in the UK by replacing us with cheaper foreign labour,” said the former Conservative minister Simon Clarke. “We need an urgent change in approach. The earnings threshold for submitting visa applications should be significantly raised. The list of shortage professions should be radically reorganized. We must provide support for more Britons to enter the market,” he added.