Immigration at the heart of government’s plans
The immigration measures in the Queen’s speech will be prominent in many voters’ minds – but history may not judge them to be the most significant.
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The immigration measures in the Queen’s speech will be prominent in many voters’ minds – but history may not judge them to be the most significant.
The government lays out proposals for tighter controls on immigration in the Queen’s speech. But critics will focus on what has been left out of the coalition’s plans.
After the Queen’s speech outlines the government’s plans on immigration, Cathy Newman speaks to the Education Secretary Michael Gove. He says he wants Britain to stay in the European Union.
Millionaire migrants are increasingly investing in the UK, from buying penthouses to building businesses, showing another side to immigration.
ITN reporters in the 1960s quiz newly arrived immigrants on why they have moved to the UK – as well as asking those leaving these shores about their motivation.
Politicians often blame immigrants for not doing enough to integrate into society. But do they know what integration means? Jamal Osman shares his experience of moving to London from Somalia.
The Conservative party, past and present, has often seemed bitterly divided about European integration, the threat of open national borders and the free movement of people throughout the EU.
In 1972, Idi Amin expelled Uganda’s Asians, many of whom were British citizens and settled in the UK. At the time, ITN visited Leicester to find out how immigrants were coping.
Net migration into the UK was around 2 million in the decade up to 2012, but a large number were students. Our graphic shows the ebb and flow of movement in and out of the UK since 2003.
Around 20 per cent of Southampton’s residents were born abroad – making it a perfect place to gauge the pros and cons of being an immigration nation.
The political sabre-rattling, rarely subdued, has been particularly shrill of late. Andy Davies introduces our series on how Britain is responding to the challenge of immigration.
Channel 4 News takes Nigel Farage, the outspoken leader of Ukip, on a trip to Bulgaria to find out if his fears about an influx of immigrants when EU restrictions are lifted, are warranted.
A path to citizenship at last? As Channel 4 News launches its series on immigration – America’s 11 million undocumented migrants hope they will finally get legal status.
The end of the Vietnam war prompted an exodus of refugees, 19,000 of whom found their way, via Hong Kong, to the UK. A 1984 Channel 4 News looked at how one Vietnamese family had fared in Britain.
Panic over? Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta tells Channel 4 News the UK is not a “preferred destination” for Romanian emigrants as a report suggests fears of an UK immigration boom are misplaced.