Migration UK infographic

Immigration is a really hot topic at the moment. The below Infographic from the Office of National Statistics shows in thousands the Non-UK born census population of England and Wales. At present 13% (7.5 million) of the population of England and Wales are Non-UK born. The top ten countries in 2011 make up 3.4 million or 45% of the total immigrant population with all other countries account for 4.1 million or 55%.As we can see for every decade until 2011 Ireland was the birthplace of most resident Non-UK born people. Given the close economic, historical and social ties this is unsurprising. In 2011 India had the highest Non-UK born residency with 674,000, Poland was second with 579,000, Pakistan Third with 482,000 and Ireland fourth with 407,000. A good starter activity is to give the students the names of the top ten countries and see if they can place them in order from the most non-UK born residents to the least in England and Wales. This could lead into a class discussion around the reasons for migration and the pros and cons of migration. In thousands the Non-UK born populations of England and Wales