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Brexit: what would happen to EU citizens living in UK?

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marghini · 13/01/2016 19:07

I am a EU citizen and I have been living, working and paying taxes in the UK for a while.

I am really concerned about what would happen to the EU citizens who built a life for themselves and settled here in the UK in case of a Brexit.

Do you think all EU citizens already living in the UK would be pushed out? Or perhaps the government would just stop allowing further EU immigration?

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SomewhereAway · 16/09/2016 22:09

@Oibeer
I have wondered all along how it can possibly be lawful to let people legally enter a country, settles, pay into their pensions buy property etc and then change the rules without consulting and including in the decision making process those most affected by the changes.

It isn't but the Home Office doesn't care. It's not something you can easily challenge either. If someone doesn't agree with them, they just have to leave, losing everything in the process.
To be honest, if I had known about some of the immigration laws that were enforced in UK before moving here, well I wouldn't have bothered! My fault for not getting enough information beforehand. And this comes from someone who moved to USA years ago. Some laws in UK are barbaric.

@christmaswreaths
It all feels so faceless and upsetting. I just want to leave but it isn't easy with children and a husband who is British.

I'm married to a Britishman too. My husband just doesn't get it.... I'm living in terror since June 24th, I've also been attacked offline (and online, included threats). I've been also rejected for any EEA card so I'm done here. Paying taxes for nothing only because my husband doesn't like the idea of moving elsewhere.... it will come to the point we have to split, I'm surely cannot figure out how to stay together with him in a country that doesn't want me or where I'm not welcome anymore.

Tryingtosaveup · 16/09/2016 22:30

Of course it's lawful, Oibeer. When we leave the EU we will have our own, very different rules. The British people never wanted freedom of movement. It was forced upon us. And now the majority have voted to stop it. Immigration is by far the most important issue for many of us.

SomewhereAway · 18/09/2016 15:06

@Tryingtosaveup

If you allow people to come without a visa and then wake up one day after 40 years and say 'well you know what, I don't like it', not only it's an unlawful thing to do, it's also barbaric.
How would you feel if one day the government would say 'oh you know what, you're a bad citizen, we revoke your citizenship. Bye. Would you like it? (NB: governments can revoke birth citizenship in extreme cases so I'm not just imagining it).
It goes without saying that it's different from establishing a rule from a certain point onwards, of course.
Even ancient Greeks were not that bad with their slaves.
Sorry dear, but if you don't want to appear bad, I'd avoid comments of clearly 'dubious' root (can't say the word but it'd get me banned or the comment deleted).

Chamaerops · 16/01/2017 19:57

Land of Origin and Land of Immigration.

In order to align to the UK, we are working with local MPs to enhance local immigration authorities in using UK-based providers of Systemic Family Constellations.

At best, it would be a legal requirement. It rarely lasts one hour.

By resolving hidden loyalties, the tried and tested process resources unconditional support from the Land of Origin and it does align to the UK Culture.

Mrskeats · 16/01/2017 20:03

The British people Trying?
You don't speak for me.
Yes let's send back half the NHS given the current situation. Brilliant plan.
I expect you also didn't vote for the crash in the pound.
We are all about to be losers.

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