Thursday 14 April 2011

Almost one in eight in UK are foreign born

lmost one in eight people living in the UK are now foreign born after hitting record levels in the wake of the largest wave of immigration in history.

 A 24-year-old program scheduler at a broadcasting company, who would allow only her last name, Al-Shaikh, to be used, wears a full-face Muslim veil known as the niqab while riding the tube in London on June 4, 2007.

Tensions: David Cameron has expressed concerns over mass immigration.  Photo: NYT
The proportion of the population born overseas almost doubled in two decades to more than 11 per cent, according to data seen by The Daily Telegraph.
It meant that just under seven million people living in Britain were immigrants – enough to fill a city the size of London.
The rise was largely down to Labour's "open door" immigration policy, under which three million foreigners were added to the population during the party's 13 years in power.
The figures, which were compiled by the Office for National Statistics, were disclosed amid a renewed debate on immigration.
David Cameron warned yesterday that uncontrolled immigration had undermined some British communities and led to "discomfort and disjointedness" in neighbourhoods. Continued

No comments:

Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it

  By Chris Baraniuk Technology of Business reporter Published 22 hours ago Share IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Herd animals like...