'Sleepwalking to Segregation'?
Challenging Myths About Race and Migration

Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? This book explores contemporary claims about race and migration, combining an overview of the subject with research. It argues that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society and proposes that diversity and mobility are expected and benign.

Is Britain really under threat from ethnic diversity? Is the social fabric crumbling as we sleepwalk to segregation? In the context of renewed debates about diversity and cohesion, this book interrogates contemporary claims about race and migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths, presenting evidence in support of and opposition to them in an accessible yet academically rigorous manner.The book combines an easy-to-read overview of the subject with innovative new research. It tackles head-on questions about levels of immigration, the contribution of immigrants, minority self-segregation, ghettoisation and the future diversity of the population. It poses a direct challenge to the arguments of commentators such as MigrationWatchUK and the Commission for Equality and Human Rights. The authors argue that the myths of race and migration are the real threat to an integrated society. They propose that diversity and mobility are expected and benign, and recommend that focus should return to problems of inequality and prejudice.

Introduction
Making sense of race statistics
Challenging the myth that "Britain takes too many immigrants"
Challenging the myth that "so many minorities can't be integrated"
Challenging the myth that "minorities don't want to integrate"
Challenging the myth that "Britain is becoming a country of ghettos"
Challenging the myth of "minority white cities"
Conclusion
Myths and counterarguments: a quick reference summary.