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Well find out this morning how many migrants came to the uk last year and how many left. the official net migration figure, released by the office for national statistics, is expected to rise from 500,000 in 2021 to a record 700,000. our home editor mark easton has the story. so very carefully. so make sure that the packaging doesnt touch the sterile field. among the student nurses at the university of wolverhampton�*s campus in telford is titalupi, a nigerian whos paying full international fe...

The students have come principally from india, 180,000, nigeria 125,000 and china 100,000. then there are skilled workers, close to half a million given visas last year and that includes 210,000 nurses and carers. india, nigeria and zimbabwe were the biggest source countries. there were 170,000 special humanitarian visas for ukrainians and hong kong citizens. the net migration figure also includes 73,000 asylum seekers, 76,000 arrived and just 3,000 were returned. yes, despite rishi sunak�*s p...

Bear in mind when we look at arrivals by small boat. now last year, 2022, that figure was 45,000. that is ten times smaller than the net migration figure. but the small boats number has risen in recent years. in 2018, it was 300. now most of those people arriving by small boats will claim asylum. they say they fled their home country in search of shelter and protection. and the highest number of applicants last year came from albania, followed by afghanistan, iran, iraq and syria. and right now,...

Thats the difference between the overall number of people entering the uk by all legal means and those leaving. this was the highest annual total on record. bear that in mind when we look at arrivals by small boat. now last year, 2022, that figure was 45,000. that is ten times smaller than the net migration figure. but the small boats number has risen in recent years. in 2018, it was 300. now, most of those people arriving by small boats will claim asylum. they say they fled their home country i...