2. ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION DETENTION Asylum - Myth-busting Quiz (Answers) What percentage of the UK population was not born in the UK? ANSWER a) 5-6% – What does the general public think is the answer to the above question? ANSWER d) 25-26% – KEY POINT Highlight the difference between public perception and reality there are lots of – – misconceptions regarding the number of migrants in UK, and about migrants in general. Which continent hosts the greatest proportion of the world’s refugees? ANSWER d) Asia – KEY POINT - Developing countries provide asylum to over two thirds of the global refugee population, with 45% of the world’s refugees in Asia. The West shares a very small share of the ‘burden’. Which percentage of the world’s refugees are hosted in the UK? ANSWER a) 1% – KEY POINT - On a global scale, the UK hosts a very small number of refugees. This is true even when figures are adjusted to take into account the size of the population. Is it easy to claim asylum in the UK? ANSWER b) No - two thirds of people who claim asylum are refused leave to remain in the UK – KEY POINT The UK has an extremely tough asylum system, and many people are refused – even though they are genuinely at risk of persecution.
2. ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION DETENTION Asylum - Myth-busting Quiz (Answers) What percentage of the UK population was not born in the UK? ANSWER – a) 5-6% What does the general public think is the answer to the above question? ANSWER – d) 25-26% KEY POINT – Highlight the difference between public perception and reality – there are lots of misconceptions regarding the number of migrants in UK, and about migrants in general. Which continent hosts the greatest proportion of the world’s refugees? ANSWER – d) Asia KEY POINT - Developing countries provide asylum to over two thirds of the global refugee population, with 45% of the world’s refugees in Asia. The West shares a very small share of the ‘burden’. Which percentage of the world’s refugees are hosted in the UK? ANSWER – a) 1% KEY POINT - On a global scale, the UK hosts a very small number of refugees. This is true even when figures are adjusted to take into account the size of the population. Is it easy to claim asylum in the UK? ANSWER – b) No - two thirds of people who claim asylum are refused leave to remain in the UK KEY POINT – The UK has an extremely tough asylum system, and many people are refused even though they are genuinely at risk of persecution.
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