January 27, 2025
We wrongly said that a study on behalf of Thames Water showed “1 in 12 Londoners is an illegal migrant” (News, Jan 23). In fact the study covered only 7 million people in specific “water resource zones”, not the whole population of London, which is closer to 9 million. 1 in 12 was the highest of a range of estimates for the proportion of “irregular migrants”, but these estimates included some people who are not illegal immigrants, such as those given indefinite leave to remain, as well as some British-born children of migrants with irregular status.
They, of course, haven’t corrected the actual article, which shows up in search results. The claim itself if from the Telegraph, who’ve yet to issue their own correction.
You’d think if immigration was as bad (both in terms of numbers and its effects on Britain) as they think, they wouldn’t have to lie so much.