Immigration Undercover | Dispatches

Duration: 27'09''

Synopsis

Immigration remains at the top of the political agenda, with reports that tens of thousands of files sit uncleared in the system and there remains a large backlog of immigration cases not dealt with. In this report Morland Sanders investigates whether Britain's immigration system is fit for purpose.

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