TOXTETH has not changed much since 1981, when it suffered one of Britain's worst riots. The Liverpool neighbourhood is still so neglected that, in some streets, not a single house is occupied. It remains overwhelmingly a black area. But one thing has changed. According to Mohamed Osman, a Somali immigrant who runs a telephone centre in the heart of Toxteth, black Africans now outnumber West Indians and their British-born descendants—a group that he refers to as “blacks”. “And there are more of us arriving every day,” says Mr Osman, with a touch of pride.

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Last year, new British citizens from Somalia outnumbered Australians, Canadians, Jamaicans and Americans put together.
The Economist (http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displayStory.cfm?story_id=3267502)

Are there that many Americans, Australians, and Canadians in the UK?

Somalis...mein Gott !! What are the rankings on Nigerians?

Somalis...mein Gott !! What are the rankings on Nigerians?

That helps to explain why, in 2001, 55% of black Africans in Britain were under the age of 30, compared to just 37% of Afro-Caribbeans.

Last year, Britain spent more time on the phone to Ghana than to Jamaica, according to Telegeography Research :eek:

Itz time to stop all this nonsense about voluntary repatriation - This lot has to go...and soon.