Immigration up or not?

There's a bit of a squabble going on right now about immigration. Labour says they have it under control. They also say its coming down - but check the graphs, the trend is slightly down from the peak of 2004 & 2007, but the actual numbers are still hugely positive with a net inflow of > 150,000, compared to near zero net every year up to 1997.

So, down?, that is not the point. Since Labour came into power in 1997, immigration has soared.

Here's the data from the National Statistics Office

As you can see net immigration was practically flat until 1997 then started going up consistently.

The result is a net increase of immigration of up to 200,000 per year... and over 13 years more than 2.4 million.

So don't listen to them squirming, look at the facts. And ask what can be done.