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 & cohesion this book interrogates contemporary claims about race & migration. It demonstrates that many of the claims are myths presenting evidence in support of & 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 & the future diversity of the population. It poses a direct challenge to the arguments of commentators such as Migration Watch UK & the Commission for Equality & Human Rights. The authors argue that the myths of race & migration are the real threat to an integrated society. They propose that diversity & mobility are expected & benign & recommend that focus should return to problems of inequality & prejudice.