A recent Migration Observatory report (published on January 20) has indicated that UK-born children of migrants feel they face a higher perception of discrimination compared to new migrants and have increased unemployment rates. The report underscores that individuals’ experiences of discrimination in the UK are more closely tied to their ethnicity than their migrant status.

Both domestic and international evidence suggests that ethnic minorities encounter discrimination in employment decisions, regardless of their place of birth or educational background.

Migrants and Discrimination in the UK reveals that UK-born adult children of migrants are twice as likely to report experiencing discrimination based on factors such as race, ethnicity, nationality, language, accent, or religion, in contrast to foreign-born individuals (32% vs. 16% during 2016-18).

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