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BBC Briefing on Immigration: How do I use it? | BBC Briefing on Immigration: How do I use it? |
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In the last two decades, immigration has grown at a faster rate than ever before across the world - including here in the UK. | In the last two decades, immigration has grown at a faster rate than ever before across the world - including here in the UK. |
Yet it is an issue that continues to divide people and there is often fierce political debate about how and if immigration should be controlled or encouraged - and what kind of immigration is right or wrong for the country. | Yet it is an issue that continues to divide people and there is often fierce political debate about how and if immigration should be controlled or encouraged - and what kind of immigration is right or wrong for the country. |
How the government will deliver its promised reform of the immigration system while continuing to attract highly skilled and hard-working foreigners to our shores will be one of the key tests of Brexit. | How the government will deliver its promised reform of the immigration system while continuing to attract highly skilled and hard-working foreigners to our shores will be one of the key tests of Brexit. |
So distinguishing the facts from the myths is a challenge. | So distinguishing the facts from the myths is a challenge. |
That is why immigration has been chosen as the second topic for the BBC Briefing - a new series of in-depth online guides analysing the big issues in the news. | That is why immigration has been chosen as the second topic for the BBC Briefing - a new series of in-depth online guides analysing the big issues in the news. |
The Briefing has had input from academics, researchers, journalists and statisticians and its writers have consulted government bodies in the UK and overseas, think tanks and affected communities to reflect a broad range of perspectives. | The Briefing has had input from academics, researchers, journalists and statisticians and its writers have consulted government bodies in the UK and overseas, think tanks and affected communities to reflect a broad range of perspectives. |
The immigration guide aims to provide useful context, reliable data and evidence all in one place, which you can read wherever you are. | The immigration guide aims to provide useful context, reliable data and evidence all in one place, which you can read wherever you are. |
If you'd like some tips on navigating it, scroll down this page. | If you'd like some tips on navigating it, scroll down this page. |
This project is the BBC's response to your request for more transparency and better explanation of the facts behind the headlines. | This project is the BBC's response to your request for more transparency and better explanation of the facts behind the headlines. |
See the highlights | See the highlights |
The BBC Briefing has inspired a collection of special reports, features and analysis from across BBC News throughout the week. | The BBC Briefing has inspired a collection of special reports, features and analysis from across BBC News throughout the week. |
The week of coverage draws to a close on Sunday with a Radio 1Xtra Talks episode exploring what it's like to live in the UK without documentation. You can also listen via the BBC Sounds app from 21:00 GMT. | The week of coverage draws to a close on Sunday with a Radio 1Xtra Talks episode exploring what it's like to live in the UK without documentation. You can also listen via the BBC Sounds app from 21:00 GMT. |
The BBC's director of news and current affairs, Fran Unsworth, says: "In a fast-changing world with increasing polarisation and disinformation, it's hard to understand the big issues of the day, so BBC News is trying a new way to help you make sense of some complex issues. | The BBC's director of news and current affairs, Fran Unsworth, says: "In a fast-changing world with increasing polarisation and disinformation, it's hard to understand the big issues of the day, so BBC News is trying a new way to help you make sense of some complex issues. |
"BBC Briefing online gives you in-depth insight into some of the biggest challenges facing Britain today." | "BBC Briefing online gives you in-depth insight into some of the biggest challenges facing Britain today." |
The next BBC Briefing will be on housing. Download our first BBC Briefing on energy here. | The next BBC Briefing will be on housing. Download our first BBC Briefing on energy here. |
How to navigate your way through the BBC Briefing | How to navigate your way through the BBC Briefing |
If you are unfamiliar with any terminology in the BBC Briefing, please refer to the glossary at the end. | If you are unfamiliar with any terminology in the BBC Briefing, please refer to the glossary at the end. |
If the chapter navigation or home buttons do not work, try downloading the document and opening it with a different PDF reader. | If the chapter navigation or home buttons do not work, try downloading the document and opening it with a different PDF reader. |
The research in the BBC Briefing is based on the latest available data and analysis, and is subject to changes in policy or the release of new information. | The research in the BBC Briefing is based on the latest available data and analysis, and is subject to changes in policy or the release of new information. |
A Michael Attwell Productions publication for the BBC, with thanks for contributions from: | A Michael Attwell Productions publication for the BBC, with thanks for contributions from: |
Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford | Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford |
Benedict Greening, executive director of Migration Watch UK | Benedict Greening, executive director of Migration Watch UK |
Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at King's College London | Jonathan Portes, professor of economics and public policy at King's College London |
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