With migrants numbering some 250 million of the world’s population, churches are being urged to defuse and combat public hostility towards them.

The National Council of Churches USA wants government officials and church leaders to act on "comprehensive immigration reform."

Home Office asylum and immigration statistics show that government must acknowledge "serious failings" in the asylum process, says the Refugee Council

The increase in the number of people coming to stay in Britain is due to a significant rise in international students, new ONS data shows.