Ahead of the release of new net migration figures from ONS at 9.30am Thurs 21 May, a new report (00.01 embargo) examines shifting public attitudes to immigration and asylum.
The British Future Immigration Attitudes Tracker has followed public attitudes to immigration for over a decade since 2015.
The report examines:
- Public perceptions of immigration: has the public noticed falling net migration? Do people think it will fall or increase by next year? Which flows do people think make up most immigration to the UK? - Public satisfaction with the government’s handling of immigration. - Public trust in the main political parties on immigration, and trust in leading politicians on the issue. - Differences in attitudes between Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and Reform UK voters and what that means for the politics of immigration. - Do people want immigration numbers to reduce, increase or stay the same? - Attitudes to migration to fill different roles: would people cut the numbers of doctors, care workers, lorry drivers or hospitality staff coming to the UK? - Attitudes to asylum, Channel crossings and legal routes. - Attitudes to settlement and how long migrants should have to wait before they can access Indefinite Leave to Remain and citizenship.
British Future is also hosting a lunchtime webinar (12-1pm) on 21 May with an expert panel analysing the new ONS net migration figures and Immigration Attitudes Tracker findings - details and registration here.
For more media information, including to request an embargoed copy of the report and to set up interviews, please contact British Future.
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British Future is an independent, non-partisan thinktank engaging people’s hopes and fears about integration and migration, race and identity, so that we share a confident and welcoming Britain, inclusive and fair to all.
For more information contact:
Steve Ballinger, Director of Communications, British Future
M 07891 565592
