2012-06-28 UK: Number of immigrants in some UK 'hot spots' has doubled

[Suomi2050]

Number of immigrants in some UK 'hot spots' has doubled, according to revised figures

London's immigrant community is 16 per cent higher than thought - at almost one million

Certain parts of England have twice as many immigrants as previously thought, revised figures have suggested.

There are three times more foreigners in one part of Lincolnshire than previously estimated, while areas in Herefordshire and London have twice as many immigrants.

Revised figures from the Office of National Statistics, published this week by the Greater London Authority, have increased the population of London by 130,000, while its immigrant community has gone up by 16 per cent to nearly 950,000.

In Boston, Lincolnshire, new statistics show that the number of immigrants in the past five years has trebled to 7,500.

While some areas have increased their foreign community as a result of the methodology change, other council areas have seen the number reduced by as much as half.

Cambridge, Norwich and Durham all saw their immigrant community numbers reduced.

The number of foreigners coming to live, study or work in Britain is currently based on a questionnaire which is filled in at airports and ports, while detailed estimates of where new arrivals settle have been calculated in different ways.

The methodology employed by the ONS sees migrants separated into 'streams', depending on their age and employment status, and their movements are followed using education, welfare and health registers.

In Newham, east London, there was a 102 per cent rise in the number of immigrants, while Herefordshire (180 per cent) and Aylesbury Vale (104 per cent), also recorded sharp rises.

Overall, the estimated number of immigrants arriving for more than 12 months between 2006 and 2010 decreased by 0.4 per cent, to just over 2.5million, under the new system.

Sir Andrew Green, chairman of Migration Watch UK, told the Telegraph: 'The impact of immigration on London has been revised up by 130,000 to very nearly one million in just five years.

'This is a measure of the huge churn in our population as a result of mass immigration which has serious consequences for our schools, housing and health services.'

The revised ONS figures have not been officially adopted by the Government and have not yet affected local funding levels, partly because more reliable population data will soon be available from the recent census.

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The revised totals, as published by the GLA, have highlighted an apparent shift in the spread of immigrants across the capital

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Immigrant hot spot: The figures show Boston in Lincolnshire and London had the highest percentage of short-term migrants per population

UK-wide: Statistics reveal that the migrant population is spread across the country

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[Marjapussi]

Oletettavasti Oxfordin ulkomaalaistaustaisilla ja Lontoon Tower Hamletsin oikeauskoisten välillä on "hienoista" eroa. Tälläiset tutkimukset eivät erottele ulkomaalaisten taustoja tarpeeksi.

[ile]

Näissä on usein mielenkiintoista lukea kommentteja, eli mennä suoraan johtopäätöksiin.

Let's face it we have lost our battle at keeping britain British. Thanks a lot tony and Gordon

I dont think there is anyone in the UK who doesnt realise now no government is ever going to be able to control immigration now let alone reduce it.

LibLabCon like it this way . Ever wonder why you keep voting for them ?

Katkeruuskerroin näyttäisi olevan pykälää suuremmalla kuin Suomessa. Ainakin tällä hetkellä...

[2011-04-17]

Tapasin jonkin aikaa sitten englantilaisen naisen ja keskustelumme käväisi myös maahanmuuttopolitiikassa. Muistan hänen tyhjentävän alkukommenttinsa kotimaansa nykytilasta: Englanti on "menetetty". Mielipiteet tuli perusteluineen selviksi.

Kerroin vastavuoroisesti Suomen tilanteesta ja tästä maasta yleisesti. Hän vaikutti olevan kiinnostunut tilasta, turvallisuudesta ja puhtaasta luonnosta, mitä uskon täältä vielä löytyvän. Sitä en tiedä, että olisiko hän oikeanlainen maahanmuuttaja Suomelle, sillä hänellä ei välttämättä olisi kovinkaan suuria ongelmia tähän maahan integroitumisessa.