At least 27,525 people, apparently. You may feel like the country's economy is disintegrating, but then everyone else's is too — and these figures from Hansard show that plenty of people not only want to come here, but actually want to take up UK nationality too.
Does a passport make you British? Sunny Hundal writes that the nature of this debate must be controlled by progressives.
I've always maintained that we decide whether to call ourselves British, English or whatever other identity, not the racists. I have a Sikh mate with a large beard who sports his English football shirt with its big St George's flag with pride. Who am I to argue with him?
The figures below are from a written answer and show UK citizenship applications being processed at the beginning of this month. There are some interesting oddities, too - like the number of people born in the former USSR who are applying. But take a look and let us know if it shows anything else.
DATA: citizenship applications by country of birth
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