ONS immigration statistics for year to March 2019

August 22, 2019

Alp Mehmet, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: 

If these figures are accurate, bearing in mind that only yesterday the ONS described them as experimental, whatever else they show, they make clear that net migration remains far too high.

The number of EU nationals here is apparently much greater than we had been given to believe. Meanwhile, the high numbers from outside the EU continue apace.

Brexit is a golden opportunity to restore a degree of control yet much more will need to be done beyond that. Indeed, 30 million people wish to see reductions in immigration.

Note to Editors

See the ONS bulletin. 
See the evidential basis of the statement that 30 million people wish to see reductions in immigration.