Half a million migrants from the EU, could be forced to
leave Britain following the Brexit completion process, according to Laura
Hughes, Political Correspondent for The Telegraph.
In a study by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) it was
revealed that 590,000 EU nationals living in the UK may not meet strict residency
requirements in order to automatically qualify for the indefinite leave to
remain, assuming Article 50 is triggered next year and Britain leaves the EU by
2019.
There are over 3.5 million EU citizens currently living in
the UK – three times the population of Birmingham,
Britain’s second largest City and half of London’s population – but more
than 80% should retain the right to remain in the UK having resided here for five.
There are unconfirmed reports of a leap in applications for
British Citizenship following the Brexit vote in June, as nervous EU migrants rush to
secure their stay in the UK.
Prime Minister Theresa May is under pressure to deliver the Brexit
will of 17 million voters, and many on the right of the party want EU citizens
lose their free movement rights to live in the UK. Mrs May has previously reassured 800,000 Poles living in the
UK that she “wants and expects” them to remain in the country after Brexit.
According to SMF figures, 3.55 million EU citizens are
resident in the UK, with 1,660,000 coming from the so-called EU14, those countries
that were part of the EU before 2004. The remaining 1.5 million come from the
eight Eastern European nations that joined 12 years ago.
Many Bulgarians, Romanians and Croatians, who joined after 2007, could miss the cut, having already been subjected to seven year restrictions on working in the UK after becoming EU citizens. Croatia is the newest member of the EU, but its citizens face an uphill struggle to exercise free movement of labour rights in many EU partner countries, including the UK. See Update for Croatians who want to work or study in the UK.
Many Bulgarians, Romanians and Croatians, who joined after 2007, could miss the cut, having already been subjected to seven year restrictions on working in the UK after becoming EU citizens. Croatia is the newest member of the EU, but its citizens face an uphill struggle to exercise free movement of labour rights in many EU partner countries, including the UK. See Update for Croatians who want to work or study in the UK.
More clarity will come once the negotiations begin with
these countries and the EU as a whole.
Despite the fact that the UK hardly ever features in the top 10 lists of best places to live, everybody seems to want to live here! Half a million EU citizens are not going to leave the UK, unless they have better prospects and living conditions in their own country, even if they do not qualify for a UK passport.
There are an estimated million migrants living in the UK illegally who are not budging despite the best efforts of the Home Office to find and deport them, so the idea that the government is going to have the will to force 500,000 EU citizens to leave is pie in the sky.
Much of the UK's vital services, such as the NHS, could not operate without immigrant workers, although anti-immigration organisations like Migration Watch would argue that we would not need so many nurses and doctors if the migrant population fell.
Millions of UK citizens live in other EU countries, such as France and Spain, most of whom are retired, own their own properties and not dependent on local jobs.
Despite the fact that the UK hardly ever features in the top 10 lists of best places to live, everybody seems to want to live here! Half a million EU citizens are not going to leave the UK, unless they have better prospects and living conditions in their own country, even if they do not qualify for a UK passport.
There are an estimated million migrants living in the UK illegally who are not budging despite the best efforts of the Home Office to find and deport them, so the idea that the government is going to have the will to force 500,000 EU citizens to leave is pie in the sky.
Much of the UK's vital services, such as the NHS, could not operate without immigrant workers, although anti-immigration organisations like Migration Watch would argue that we would not need so many nurses and doctors if the migrant population fell.
Millions of UK citizens live in other EU countries, such as France and Spain, most of whom are retired, own their own properties and not dependent on local jobs.
It is extremely unlikely that even
the most arrogant French politician would want to expel hundreds of thousands
of Brits, who contribute to their flagging economy and help prop up the French housing
market.
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Conflicting reports and predictions from so-called experts are emerging about the effects of Brexit on the UK economy. In the meantime, life goes on and the falling pound has attracted more UK visitors and investors.
The Bank of England voted to cut base interest rates from .5 to .25% today, and pump more money into the economy by quantitative easing - printing money to you and me!
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