victoria derbyshire, just getting underway on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as we join our colleagues for the news where you are. bye for now. 15 asylum seekers are spending their first night on a controversial barge in dorset. the asylum backlog is 173,000. tonight we ask, what s gone wrong with the asylum system?
the students have come principally from india, 180,000, nigeria 125,000 and china 100,000. then there are skilled workers, close to half a million given visas last year and that includes 210,000 nurses and carers. india, nigeria and zimbabwe were the biggest source countries. there were 170,000 special humanitarian visas for ukrainians and hong kong citizens. the net migration figure also includes 73,000 asylum seekers, 76,000 arrived and just 3,000 were returned. yes, despite rishi sunak s promise to eradicate much of the asylum backlog this year, the number waiting for a decision on their application for refugee status is up to 173,000 people, three quarters of whom have been waiting more than six months. the government has pledged to stop the small boats but for each migrant stepping ashore in dover, 25 have entered the uk legally. 606,000. that is the big number. and although it will almost certainly fall in the next year,
an area the government has promised to clamp down on. the students have come principally from india, nigeria and china. then there are skilled workers, close to 500,000 given visas last year and that includes 210,000 nurses and carers. india, nigeria and zimbabwe were the biggest source countries. there were 170,000 special humanitarian visas for hong kong and ukrainian citizens. we also got figures on asylum today, and despite rishi sunak s promise to eradicate much of the backlog this year, the number has actually gone up to 173,000 people. the government has pledged to stop the small boats, but for each migrant stepping ashore in dover, 25 have entered the uk having been given the green light by the home office. mishal. let s hear from chris mason again, now back in westminster. how do we square the prime minister saying these numbers are too high
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