Foreign-born residents in the UK may hit a record 8 million (12% of population)

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Non-UK born residents likely to exceed 8 million in latest figures, thinktank says

The number of people living in Britain who were born abroad is likely to exceed 8 million for the first time when the latest official figures are published this week, according to an Oxford University thinktank.

It also says the latest estimate of net migration – the flow of migrants in and out of the UK – could break the previous record of 320,000 set in 2005, shortly after eight eastern European countries, including Poland, joined the EU.

The Migration Observatory says the proportion of the UK population born abroad is broadly comparable with that of other states that were EU members before 2004. Six countries, including Austria, Ireland and Sweden, had larger proportions, and nine, including Italy and Portugal, had smaller proportions.

“The prevalence of migration to the UK is therefore by no means unprecedented by European standards,” it says.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/25/non-uk-born-residents-likely-to-exceed-8-million-in-latest-figures-thinktank-says

UKIP is going to be pissed about this.

[onehandle]

1. 'Complete the danged fence.' nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Maybe Ted Cruz should run for PM there.

Of course, he'd have to immigrate there to do so.