Immigration has become an increasingly salient topic in Britain.
After the storm that erupted after David Cameronreferred to migrants in Calais as a "swarm", the issue of immigration into the UK continues to prove a divisive one.
But research continues to show there is a substantial gap between what the public thinks to be true and what the reality of the situation is.
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We've compiled nine of the most surprising facts about UK immigration to help bust some of those myths, with research by Bloomberg.