UK Let in a Million Foreign Nationals in a Year for the First Time in Recorded History

UK Let in a Million Foreign Nationals in a Year for the First Time in Recorded History
The sign outside the Home Office in Westminster, London in an undated file photo. Yui Mok/PA
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The British government is facing criticism over record-high rates of immigration as well as successful asylum applications, since it left the European Union, ended free movement, and introduced a new points-based system.

One million foreign nationals were let in to live in the UK last year for the first time in recorded history, according to new government statistics, including workers, students, and family members.
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