estimation of number of immigrants?

[has]

Does anyone konw the estimated number of immigrants currently living in this country...official or not?

[wwwdotme]

Nobody knows.

[has]

...just to add, I thought the last Govnt. figure was 10% percent?

[Whickerman]

depending on whether you count people whose parents, grandparents etc etc came to the UK, the figure is roughly 60,943,912 as at July 2008.

Source: ://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/uk.html

(Yes, that is the total population - every single person in the UK is descended from an Immigrant.)

[eltelioni]

Define immigrant.

Do you mean people who were not born here?

Do you include children born in this country to parents who were not?

What about people who were born in other countries to parents who were born here?

What about people who are naturalised, i.e. were not born here but have been granted citizenship?

What about people who have married a person born here and have children who were born here?

What about people born in other European states?

What about people born in Commonwealth countries?

What about people who fought for this country in various wars?

What about temporary workers from other countries?

What about foreign students?

I know people from all these categories. They range from the young Eastern European's doing manual jobs (and doing them well) to my boss's boss's boss who is from the United States and working here for 2 years to understand the European side of the business (also doing a good job).

[eltelioni]

Nice one Whickerman!

[wwwdotme]

Immigrant - "A person who leaves one country to settle permanently in another."

That's not me being racist or anything, it just is.

[has]

thanks wwwdotme.
whats the matter with the rest of you? I thought it was a straight forward question you idiots.

I'm not being racist, it's not a racist question. But even if I was, so what!!

[Lonnie]

Legal Immigrants, i'm not too interested in, for me, its the Illegals, and as of March 2009, there are 725.000 Illegals living in the UK, what I can't find out, is how many are failed Assylum Seekers etc.

[Whickerman]

Never called anyone racist - nor did I call you an idiot. I am now mind.

[eltelioni]

Likewise, I made no mention of racism, I asked for clarification of the question. I hardly think this justifies you calling me an idiot. You are the idiot.

[wildwood]

I must say, I am rather surprised at Whickerman and eltelioni, both of whom have given some very informative answers to other questions.
I would have thought that the definition of an immigrant is clear to all. Why the silly answers? Have I missed something elsewhere?

[wwwdotme]

So the answer is a mystery then? I had a quick search on google and could only find the figures for people moving from abroad to live here per year.

[DSnewsKE]

Has was expecting an anti immigration rant which never materialised. He also thinks it's ok to be racist, so the question came straight from the heart.

Lonnie as usual has been suckered in, probably got his figures from some fake e-mail doing the rounds, wouldn't be the first time.

[keyplus90]

97%?





and other 3% may not know the truth.

[*Princess*]

Too many!

It's ok if they're bringing a trade or whatever to this country, but if they're just here for the free houses and dole money, I can't be bothered with them.

[DEN53]

I second that *Princess* - far tooooooooooo many for our little country.