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United Kingdom enacts the Illegal Migration Act

Dated 20 July 2023: United Kingdom enacts the Illegal Migration Act. In the causal graph this event weakens Anti-Immigration Sentiment, a driver that weakens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Who was responsible

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What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactUnited Kingdom enacts the Illegal Migration Act
    2. weakensDriverAnti-Immigration Sentiment
    3. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government
    Improving path

    provisional weight · verified

    • Having a say in government

      via Anti-Immigration Sentiment

      Better

      Weakens · 55% impact strength (driver → indicator)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. FactUnited Kingdom enacts the Illegal Migration Act
  2. weakensDriverAnti-Immigration Sentiment
  3. weakensIndicatorHaving a say in government

Cite this page

Factrail. (2026). United Kingdom enacts the Illegal Migration Act. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/uk-illegal-migration-act-2023

https://factrail.ai/facts/uk-illegal-migration-act-2023

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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