Doon frae Troon
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More than a million Brits living in Spain.
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More than a million Brits living in Spain.
Three
Tour Rookie
Exactly.
They wouldn't just get kicked out if we left the EU.
Same as many other countries.
How do we know that? Membership of the EU allows for free movement and the right to live and work in any other EU country. Can we be sure that these rights wouldn't be removed if we leave the EU?
Three
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Did we not have similar agreements before the EU?
That's a genuine question Delc, surely we had reciprocal arrangements with our nearest and dearest?
3offTheTee
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We have family living in New Zealand and the life style is great although salaries are not particularly high.
On the same theme as an e being pronounced as an i we always roll over when our son's wife asks whether he wants to go out on the deck!!!!
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vkurup
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Only if you choose to vote yes....
... EU would be under no obligation to honor an external entity once UK votes out. Now surely the mandarins in Westminister will try and get a deal to cover existing British migrants in EU, but again that could be challenged in the EU courts if UK is some sort of member. Once UK is out of the EU, there would not be any difference between the Brits, Brazilian or Botswanian living in Spain/EU.
ColchesterFC
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But surely it is in the interest of the EU countries to maintain the status quo with regards to Brits living there. Why should Brits living abroad be sent home if we vote to leave? There isn't the same suggestion that all EU citizens living in the UK will be told to leave. Or at least if there has been then I haven't heard about it.
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vkurup
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I did not mean they will be sent home.. but rather they would be treated at par with other non-europeans living in the said country
ColchesterFC
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Will that make a massive difference to them? I'm assuming that most of the Brits living in Spain will be retired and will be out there enjoying the sunshine and spending their pension pots so work permits etc won't be a problem for them.
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vkurup
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I dont think work will be an issue... access to reciprocal healthcare is probably bigger issue
I am not sure that the Spanish welcome Brits living and working in their country any more than we welcome East Europeans living and working in the UK. At best we may need visas and work permits to work there, and maybe having to adopt Spanish Nationality if we want to live there permanently. :mmm:
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ColchesterFC
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Speak for yourself. I've got no problem with an Eastern European, or anyone else, wanting to come to the UK to work and create a better life for themselves. Obviously we can't just let everyone in and we have to have limits to the numbers we let in but for me someone wanting to work is more than welcome to come. It's just a shame we can't do a swap and for each Polish person that comes here to work we get to send one of our workshy British scroungers to Poland to let them live on benefits there.
Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
2.2 Million Brits live in EU countries, Spain by far the biggest with a million.
I agree with your last point, but the Daily Mail keeps going on about how many millions of migrants of all descriptions the EU wants to force us to take in! Not that I ever believe a word the Daily Mail prints btw, but some folks do! :mmm:
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ColchesterFC
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Maybe we could vote to leave the EU and as part of the new agreement with them we agree that their citizens can come here to work but they have to take one of ours in return. Would love to see Darren and Tracey from Romford with their 8 kids suddenly find themselves living in Poznan as part of a UK/EU exchange programme.
Me too. If it wasn't for a huge influx of Eastern European workers doing a lot of the menial work, the hospital I work in would be desperately short of porters, maintenance workers and cleaners and the ones I know all put in an honest days work for their money
Yes, but our young unemployed people living on benefits should be doing these useful jobs!
Yes, but our young unemployed people living on benefits should be doing these useful jobs!
Sadly most of "our" unemployed are quite happy to sit on their arses and collect the dole money. Unless government is going to do anything about that, the roles will continue to be filled by Poles etc, who are keen to work, have no problems with doing menial work and have a strong work ethic
We don't need Romanians or Albanians, ever!
Parts of the UK are already looking like far eastern slums.
Parts of the UK are already looking like far eastern slums.
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What's wrong with Romanians or Albanians ?
