"Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that net migration has mainly hovered between 200,000 and 300,000 people a year since 2011. However, since Brexit came into effect on New Year's Eve 2020, there has been a large increase in the number of immigrants. Commentators and critics have called this the Boriswave, as it occurred following the new post-Brexit immigration system introduced by Boris Johnson."
"Recent figures show that the wave is subsiding. Net migration fell by half in 2024, and recent rule changes mean it is expected to fall further. This is largely because of a decrease in health and care visas. Fewer people are now escaping the Ukraine war or fleeing the Taliban through the now closed Afghan humanitarian scheme. Student visas have also declined."
Rolling news coverage of protests outside asylum hotels, a series of government announcements on asylum seekers, and Reform's party conference made immigration a dominant political topic during the summer. In August, 48% of Britons listed immigration among top issues, the highest concern outside the 2015 Europe migrant crisis since Ipsos began polling in 1974. Official ONS figures show net migration mostly ranged between 200,000–300,000 annually since 2011, spiking after Brexit into the so-called "Boriswave." Net migration fell by half in 2024 and is expected to fall further due to recent rule changes, reduced health and care visas, fewer Ukraine and Afghan humanitarian arrivals, and declining student visa applications.
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