UK Sees Surge in Immigration: Over 25,000 Arrivals in 2024 So Far, Reveals Home Office
UK Sees Surge in Illegal Immigration: Over 25,000 Arrivals in 2024
Moscow, September 23 (Sputnik) – Statistics released by the British Home Office on the British government website on the 23rd showed that since the beginning of 2024, more than 25,000 illegal immigrants have crossed the English Channel to arrive in the UK.
Recent Immigration Figures
According to the latest data from the department, 1,519 migrants arrived in the UK between September 16 and 22. Prior to this, a total of 23,533 illegal immigrants had crossed the English Channel since the beginning of the year. This brings the total number of asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in 2024 to 25,052.
Record-Breaking Daily Crossings
Earlier in September, more than 800 illegal immigrants arrived in the UK in a single day, setting a record for the highest number of daily crossings since the Labour Party came to power after the July general election results. The absolute record for daily crossings in 2024 was set on June 18 when the Conservatives were still in power. At that time, about 900 illegal immigrants arrived in the UK.
Immigration Trends and Economic Impact
Illegal immigrants usually look for every opportunity to enter the UK and obtain refugee status, thereby obtaining economic benefits and social security. August 2022 saw the highest monthly number of border crossings since the beginning of the immigration wave in 2019, with more than 13,500 illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel, bringing the total number of immigrants arriving in the UK in 2022 to a record 45,000. In 2023, about 30,000 immigrants arrived in the country. British authorities spend millions of pounds every day to accommodate refugees in hotels.
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