The number of Muslims residing in Britain has doubled in the years between 2001 and 2011

In all, 80.5% of people in England and Wales define themselves as white Britons, down 7% from the last census in 2001. A total of 7.5 million people residing in England and Wales were not born here. Indeed, of the 3.7 million more people in England and Wales, 2.1 million were immigrants. The most recent British Social Attitudes Survey found that 75% of Britons would like to see a reduction in immigration, with 51% clamoring for a large reduction. In London boroughs, such as Newham and Brent, white Britons now make up less than 20% of the population. Theresa May, the home secretary, has pointed out that uncontrolled mass immigration has inflated house prices, lowered wages and made it harder to create a cohesive society.