Small boat arrivals declined significantly in the first seven months of 2026. This commentary analyses the numbers and explains what we can – and cannot – know about the reasons for the decline.

A forum for users and producers of international migration statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Home Office.

This briefing provides an overview of attitudes toward immigration in Britain.

What Is Immigration Policy For?; This book explores what immigration policy seeks to achieve and why so many people end up unhappy with the outcome. Drawing on decades of research and examples from hi...

Small boat arrivals declined significantly in the first seven months of 2026. This commentary analyses the numbers and explains what we can – and cannot – know about the reasons for the decline.

This briefing provides an overview of attitudes toward immigration in Britain.

This Q&A examines why small shops and takeaways have been able to hire migrants on skilled work visas.

This briefing provides the available evidence on migration and crime in the UK.

Why does migration policy cause so much division? And what might help to resolve it?

This briefing gives an overview of research on the impact of immigration on government finances in the UK and explains the main issues related to estimating the fiscal impact of immigration in the UK.

In November 2025, the government announced changes making it harder to obtain settlement in the UK (ILR). This commentary examines the changes and their potential impact.

A short analysis arguing that the post-Brexit immigration system broke its promise to reduce migration partly by accident, and partly by design.