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Migration is the movement of people from one place to another.

For example, in the 18th and 19th centuries, large numbers of people in Britain migrated from the countryside to towns and cities, to work in the factories created by the Industrial Revolution.

Immigration is when people move from one country to another country.

There are many reasons why people migrate.

Sometimes they move because there are better job opportunities and sometimes they are escaping war or political conflicts.

In the last one hundred years, immigration has changed the make up of Britain's population.

After World War Two, lots of people came to live in Britain from around the world. They came to help rebuild the British towns, cities and industries that had been damaged during the war.

The people who came from the Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean are often known as the Windrush generation, after the ship the Empire Windrush, which brought the first group of migrants to a new life in Britain.

And in the 1960s and 70s, a number of people came to Britain from India and Pakistan, some fleeing conflict at home, others drawn by job opportunities in Britain. Those Indian and Pakistani migrants worked in British industries that needed more people to do certain jobs. Industries like, textiles and engineering and in the National Health Service.

Most recently, Britain has seen immigration from Eastern European countries like Poland, Romania and Lithuania. These migrants work in all sectors, but especially in factories, healthcare and in hotels and restaurants.

Immigration has created the diverse and multicultural society we have in the United Kingdom today.