Politicians endlessly blame immigration for their own failures. So, when immigration is reduced, their ‘success’ isn’t recognised.
No one’s life has particularly improved. Because no one’s life was ever going to improve by reducing immigration. Because our problems were never caused by immigration.
Sarah Murphy
So we have full 2025 immigration stats
- Total net down by 2/3rds in 2025 (3/4 from peak)
- Small boat arrivals in 2026 down 40%. Asylum backlog down 48%; returns up 9%
- Asylum seekers in hotels down 35% (down 48% from peak)
YET PUBLIC PERCEPTION 49% think 2025 saw increase; only 16% know it fell
