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How many people cross the Channel?
While small boat arrivals often dominate headlines, they represent a very small proportion of the UK's overall net migration figures. The story's tracker includes them, but the vast majority of people moving to the UK arrive through legal routes for work, study, or family reasons, as reflected in the broader visa statistics.
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