The report adds that politicians have ‘failed to challenge the assumption that less immigration would be good for Britain’

The Prime Minister has no intention of dropping her immigration target – despite the fact that it has never been met, has no merit in principle, and is likely to damage the economy

Drop the Target: Poll also finds that four out of five people believe doctors and nurses should be granted special visas allowing them to work in the UK after Brexit

Drop the Target: Professor Michael Ignatieff says tightened visa controls for international students pose a direct threat to academic freedom

MPs call for overseas students to be recorded 'under separate classification and not counted against overall [migration] limit'

Theresa May’s determination to stick to the ‘tens of thousands’ figure is leaving her isolated in her own Cabinet

A new survey reveals that the British people already realise how important foreign students are to our economy

Almost half the public back the current numbers of international students coming to the UK each year, when they are told of the economic benefits, while a further 24 per cent of people want to increase the figure

ONS migration analyst Anna Bodey said the new analysis shows the significant impact international migration has on the UK’s labour market

The idea that immigration has an optimal level is a complete myth. There is simply no number, large or small, that answers the migration question

Campaign launched by The Independent and Open Britain is being supported by MPs across the political spectrum

Every single midwife willing and able to work in the NHS but prevented from doing so by the knock-on effects of an arbitrary migration target makes the national midwifery shortage worse

There is little logic in trying to replace one failed system, based on the ‘tens of thousands’ cap, with an even more flawed approach

Global campaign March for Giants mobilises brand and people power to help ensure elephants have a future

People trafficking and smuggling networks are some of the most profitable and widespread activities for organised crime in Europe, Europol finds

More than 5,000 asylum seekers have died at sea over the past year

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'Members of Parliament, you are in the position to save many more than 350 of these children and to put them on a road to a brighter future,' writes Thompson

Organisations in France say they are ‘determined to continue their action’ following mayoral ban on distributing food in former ‘Jungle’ zone