London, a multicultural hub, may be home to nearly 600,000 undocumented immigrants, roughly 1 in 12 people living in the British capital, according to unresearched estimates. estimates suggest that.
Research carried out by Edge Analytics and the University of Leeds, commissioned by London's top water company Thames Water, has found that London is home to a large number of “hidden” illegal immigrants.
According to the survey results, telegraph paper excavated At the lower end of the estimate, at least 390,355 illegal immigrants live in London, and at the higher end, up to 585,533 people live in London, according to a Freedom of Information request.
However, the study underestimates the current reality, as it does not take into account the more than 100,000 illegal immigrants who have arrived by boat across the English Channel from France since 2017. Some point out that there may be.
The research aims to give water utilities better information about delivering water to people in London and is based on data from the Office for National Statistics, the London School of Economics and Pew Research. This was done in conjunction with national insurance registration for non-citizens. – EU foreigners for more than 9 years.
The report says there are more than 1 million illegal immigrants living in the UK overall, 60% of whom live in London – around 1 in 12 of London's estimated population of 7 million. corresponds to
Although the study is not intended for public release, it is a rare study into the situation of illegal immigrants in London, given that the Home Office refuses to release estimates of the number of illegal immigrants living in the city. There is.
The scale of London's illegal immigration problem may, at least in part, explain the city's rising cost of living, where extremely high demand has pushed up average monthly rents. record high price Last year's national average was more than 2,200 pounds (about $2,710), compared to about 1,300 pounds (about $1,600).
Furthermore, the cost of supporting so-called asylum seekers, many of whom apply after entering the country illegally, continues to rise, increasing the burden on social services and the UK taxpayer.
Housing and support costs for asylum seekers will rise from £17,000 per migrant in 2019/20 to around £40,000 in 2023/24, according to an October report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). rose to 1,000 pounds.
It may also be contributing to the crime problems facing London, with an analysis last year finding that immigrants are more than a quarter more likely to be imprisoned than the native-born population.
But just as they refuse to publish data on the number of illegal immigrants in the country, successive governments have refused to reveal the nationality, visa or asylum status of criminals in the UK.
Speaking about London's illegal immigration crisis, Arp Mehmet, chairman of the UK Migration Watchdog, said: “It will have a huge impact on public works and local government planning.” Public services, housing, the NHS, GP surgeries and schools will all come under severe pressure, further putting community cohesion at risk. ”
Richard Tice, deputy leader of Nigel Farage's Reform Party, said: “One in 12 people in London are in the country illegally, likely working illegally and using taxpayer-funded public infrastructure and services.'' There will be,” he added.
“That is completely unacceptable. This is another reason we need to properly manage our borders.”
