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Dominic Casciani with the latest analysis on eastern European migration in Kent and Sussex. Rachel Royce joins one Bulgarian couple as they arrive in Britain to find work. And Matthew Wright looks at how a Romanian dentist settles in.

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Fri 6 Mar 2015 19:30

Migrant population 'rose 565,000 since 2011'

Migrant population 'rose 565,000 since 2011'

The migrant population of England has risen by 565,000 since 2011, with two-thirds coming from the EU, analysis by the University of Oxford estimates.

The figures suggest the foreign-born population of every local authority in the country may have risen.

The Migration Observatory unit says it came up with the projections because similar official data will not be available before the general election.


Why migration is changing almost everything

Why migration is changing almost everything

Everything is changing. That's the message in the projections calculated by Oxford University's Migration Observatory team who have come up with a fascinating glimpse at the shape of England.

The 麻豆社 has published figures from Oxford which, although they have limitations, tell us a great deal about the story of modern migration.

And it is a tale of change and movement which challenges historic notions of how migration works.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Natalie Graham
Reporter Dominic Casciani
Reporter Rachel Royce
Reporter Matthew Wright
Series Editor Linda Bell

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