Brexit and Immigration: The Arc of the Pendulum, published jointly by The Constitution Society and the Federal Trust, tackles the role immigration policy played in causing Brexit, and that Brexit has since played in driving UK immigration policy.
In the report, immigration researcher Jonathan Thomas tracks the arc of UK immigration policy and politics from the liberal 2000s to the restrictionist approaches to immigration seen today, considering the political and cultural forces behind this huge swing.
Welcoming the report, Constitution Society Director of Research Dr Dexter Govan commented:
“In the wake of Brexit no issue has been so controversial in the UK as immigration. It continues to drive policy and too often defines the terms of political debate. This report is a refreshing and authoritative account of the facts of immigration, with insightful analysis about how this debate has taken shape. It’s essential reading for anyone who wants to know about the defining issue in UK politics of the last decade.”
This publication presents the personal views of the author and not those of The Constitution Society, which publishes it as a contribution to debate on this important subject.