Long-term net migration to Britain fell by more than two-thirds in the year to June, official data showed on Thursday, extending a downward trend fueled by tougher government policies to curb arrivals.
Immigration — both legal and illegal — has dominated political debate in Britain for over a decade, with successive governments imposing stricter visa rules and higher salary thresholds, and the current government promising more.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said net migration had fallen to 204,000 from 649,000 in the 12 months to the end of June due to fewer non-EU nationals arriving for work and study and a continued, gradual rise in emigration levels.
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