The Truth About Immigration

BBCpoliticaleditorNickRobinsonexaminesthepublic'sanxietiesaboutimmigrationandrevealsthefactsofanissuethathastransformedBritishpolitics.WithBritainbracedforanewwaveofmigrantsfromeasternEurope,asubjectonceregardedastoxicisnowattheforefrontofpoliticaldiscussion.Theprogrammedissectsthedecisionswhichledtothebiggestsurgeofimmigrationinmodernhistoryandaskswhetherpoliticianscancontrolimmigrationasmuchastheyclaim,lookingatthepotentialconsequencesoftheirpledges.