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State of the nation: the immigration numbers game

  • Written by: The Conversation
imageThe picture's still unclear on migration.Gareth Fuller/PA

Welcome to our State of the Nation series, which looks at the coalition government’s progress over the past five years, across a range of key policy areas.

Few issues have defined the past five years of British politics as much as immigration.

Throughout the current parliament,...

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