The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration
By Tim Harford
Category: Society
Tags: Data
A strange YouGov poll has immigration topping UK concerns. I invoke Humboldt's appetite for data as I compare YouGov polling, Migration Observatory evidence and Alesina's surveys to ask does immigration cause the UK's problems. I unpack immigration myths vs facts and rising asylum system costs 2013/14 to 2023/24.
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