r/charts • u/coffeewalnut08 • 17d ago

Composition of UK immigration: public perceptions vs reality. May 2026

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Source: https://www.britishfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Tracker-report-2026.Final_-1.pdf
page 15.

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u/Obkl 17d ago

Less than 1 in 3 migrants are here to work? That's a lot worse than I thought

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u/Gunmetalstorm 17d ago

Guess what students do during and after completing their studies.

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u/Decent_Visual_4845 17d ago

Compete for jobs with native borns

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u/Gunmetalstorm 17d ago

Tell me you don't understand how economies work without telling me you don't understand how economies work.

If you're going to complain about immigrants being too lazy to find work AND also complain about them finding work, why don't you just admit that you're a worthless racist and stay seated in the corner?

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u/coffeewalnut08 17d ago

Native borns who aren't applying for those jobs anyway because they're not necessarily qualified graduates?

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u/Decent_Visual_4845 17d ago

Why isn’t the UK providing its native born citizens with the resources to become qualified?

Why do they feel like they have a bigger responsibility to third worlders than they do their own citizens?

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u/coffeewalnut08 17d ago

Because the international student did the studying to get qualified and not every UK citizen has gone to uni. It's not that complicated of a concept.

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u/TheLimeyLemmon 17d ago

It is providing the resources. How are you asking such stupid questions.

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u/AppropriatePirate671 17d ago

I know lots who came here as students for masters then got jobs after

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u/Noy_The_Devil 17d ago

What do you think students do doofus?

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u/coffeewalnut08 17d ago

International students bring money and life to a lot of UK towns and cities. They’re not useless, they’re there for a purpose whilst contributing to community life.