The government has been in a celebratory mood since the release of the latest immigration figures. The Home Secretary tweeted that the latest ONS figures show that ‘net migration is down 82 per cent’, to 171,000 people a year, and ‘asylum hotel use is down 36 per cent since last year’. But these headline statistics

British Future said politicians “need to take responsibility” for the growing disconnect between the true migration figures and public perception of immigration

Study, published as latest migration figures are released, shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debate