Briefings, commentaries and policy primers

Reports

• Britain's '70 Million' Debate (2,498)
• Thinking Behind the Numbers: Understanding Public Opinion on Immigration in Britain (8,670)
• Top Ten Problems in the Evidence Base for Public Debate and Policy-Making on Immigration in the UK (8,288)

Commentaries

• 24 April 2013 - Evidence and values - the UK migration debate 2011-2013 (48)
• 13 April 2013 - Migration Observatory: Independent and evidence-based (732)
• 8 Feb 2013 - Romania and Bulgaria: The accession guessing game (854)
• 11 Dec 2012 - Pole Position - New Census data shows ten-fold growth of England and Wales’ Polish population (462)
• 7 Dec 2012 - Student visas and long-term immigration estimates: A simple relationship? (357)
• 19 Sep 2012 - A degree of confusion - what do people in the UK think about international students? (575)
• 29 Aug 2012 - Entries, exits and errors (449)
• 29 Jun 2012 - The EU shuffle: How does freedom of movement in the EU affect migration to and from the UK? (1,944)
• 24 May 2012 - Under control? (321)
• 13 Apr 2012 - A magnet for migrants? How does the UK’s migrant population growth compare with that in other high-income countries? (877)
• 29 Feb 2012 - The net migration bounce (881)
• 1 Feb 2012 - New migrants, "new" jobs, old confusion… (420)
• 18 Jan 2012 - Migrant workers: Taking our jobs - or not? (1,336)
• 28 Nov 2011 - The variations enigma: Regional differences in support for reducing immigration to the UK (768)
• 27 Oct 2011 - A loose fitting cap: why is the limit on skilled non-EU workers undersubscribed? (482)
• 25 Aug 2011 - Targeting uncertainty? EU migration in the UK (1,084)
• 12 Aug 2011 - Remittances: the invisible billions (470)
• 20 Jul 2011 - Population - How big is too big? (1,234)
• 20 Jun 2011 - Off Target: Government policies are not on track to reducing net-migration to the tens of thousands by 2015 (1,313)
• 17 Jun 2011 - Family fortunes: How far can reforms to family migration go towards reducing net migration? (752)
• 26 May 2011 - Net weight: Focusing only on net migration doesn't show the whole picture (522)
• 23 May 2011 - Unsettling? Challenges with using changes in settlement policy to reduce net-migration (582)
• 29 Apr 2011 - Czechs and balances: What will the May 1st changes mean for Eastern European migration to the UK? (548)
• 14 Apr 2011 -  Tangled up in the net? Challenges with reducing net-migration to the tens of thousands (505)
• 5 Apr 2011 - Imposing caps, filling gaps or charging tax - how should we control labour immigration? (301)
• 1 Apr 2011 - International students: A+ or D- for the UK? (1,029)
• 29 Mar 2011 - The Migration Observatory - better information for a more rational debate (89)
• 11 Feb 2011 - Opinion Polls - a vital tool or a sledgehammer to crack a nut? (160)

Briefings

Migration to and from the UK

• Who Counts as a Migrant? Definitions and their Consequences (8,533)
• Determinants of Migration to the UK (1,506)
• Long-Term International Migration Flows to and from the UK (5,372)
• Geographical Distribution and Characteristics of Long-Term International Migration Flows to the UK (1,414)
• Migration Flows of A8 and other EU Migrants to and from the UK (5,740)
• Immigration by Category: Workers, Students, Family Members, Asylum Applicants (3,129)
• Non-European Labour Migration to the UK (1,877)
• Non-European Student Migration to the UK (4,100)
• Non-European Migration to the UK: Family Unification & Dependents (3,112)
• Migration to the UK: Asylum (15,448)
• Short-Term Migration in the UK: A Discussion of the Issues and Existing Data (1,133)
• Migrant Remittances to and from the UK (3,666)
• Irregular Migration in the UK: Definitions, Pathways and Scale (3,310)

Migrants in the UK

• Migrants in the UK: An Overview (12,535)
• Migrants in the UK Labour Market: An Overview (4,897)
• Characteristics and Outcomes of Migrants in the UK Labour Market (3,248)
• Health of Migrants in the UK: What Do We Know? (3,568)
• Settlement in the UK (7,130)
• Naturalisation as a British Citizen: Concepts and Trends (12,301)

Impacts of Migration

• The Labour Market Effects of Immigration (8,493)
• The Fiscal Impact of Immigration in the UK (9,867)
• Migrants and Housing in the UK: Experiences and Impacts (3,349)
• Immigration, Diversity and Social Cohesion (4,592)
• The Impact of Migration on UK Population Growth (17,191)

Migration and public opinion

• UK Public Opinion toward Immigration: Overall Attitudes and Level of Concern (19,749)
• UK Public Opinion toward Migration: Determinants of Attitudes (4,584)

Enforcement

• Immigration Detention in the UK (6,945)
• Deportations, Removals and Voluntary Departures from the UK (9,416)

International Comparisons

• Global International Migrant Stock: The UK in International Comparison (1,615)
• International Migration: The UK Compared with other OECD Countries (3,375)
• EU Migrants in other EU Countries: An Analysis of Bilateral Migrant Stocks (2,102)
• Immigration, Population and Ethnicity: The UK in International Perspective (267)

Policy primers

Migration to and from the UK

• Asylum Policy (3,253)
• Demographic Objectives in Migration Policy-Making (1,896)
• Mixed Migration: Policy Challenges (1,174)
• Selecting the Best and Brightest (1,267)
• The UK and Global Migration Governance (682)
• UK Migration Policy and EU Law (5,074)

Migrants in the UK

• Citizenship: What Is It and Why Does It Matter? (4,841)
• Integration (3,002)
• Irregular Migrant Children and Public Policy (1,704)
• Migrants in London: Policy Challenges (3,758)

Impacts of Migration

• Responding to Employers: Labour Shortages and Immigration Policy (2,875)
• Social Care for Older People and Demand for Migrant Workers (1,890)
• Migration and Development (1,434)

Migration and Public Opinion

• Public Opinion and Public Policy: Complexities of the Democratic Mandate (1,486)

Enforcement

• Immigration Detention: Policy Challenges (1,738)