UK in/out Europe?

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  • lowimpakt1

    the issue with migration is obviously complex.

    the 2015 net figure of 333,000 is a record high and actually dropped at the start of 2016.

    This "net migration" figures occured while immigration didn't increase significantly. The net was high because there was a drop in emigration.

    Obviously other complexities arise with the breakdown. E.g. some are EU (roughly 180,000 of the 330,000 were EU citizens) some are students, returning ex pats, some are EU and some are non EU.

    Pricks like Farage say the UK has no control of its borders. This is not entirely true because EU citizens fall under EU rules whereas the UK has a higher level of self control over non-EU citizens.

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    • around 40% are students.fadein11
    • 40%? rly?
      "london is the third largest city of hungary" as we used to say :)
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    • That's true. I have to get Schengen Visa to travel in Europe but UK has its' separate visa application system. So a Greek visa will let me in Holland but not UKBeeswax
    • Although isn't Farages' point that if UK decides to remain that they will have to abide by EU immigration quotas?IRNlun6
    • there's no quota. Farage is presenting an image on non-EU migrants and claiming these are governed by the same rules as EU citizens. lies and propagandalowimpakt
    • unless you are talking about refugee quota? which is a separate issue than regular migrationlowimpakt
    • the international rules that govern treatment of refugees are above the EU. UK pledged to take 20,000 syrians fleeing warlowimpakt
    • Ah ok, I thought it was the EU that set refugee quota. Will refugees be granted citizenship in their host countries?IRNlun6
    • I'm reading that the EU does have a refugee quota, but Britain is exempt. What a complete cluster fuck this refugee crisis is to the EU...IRNlun6
    • The UK has lots of exceptions. on refugee status, the UK is exempt from EU rule on permanently resident refugee. here's uk approach https://www.gov.uk/s…lowimpakt
    • it's also not straightforward to get oneself classified as a refugeelowimpakt
    • sorry, here's link to UK rules i.e.e not citizenship https://www.gov.uk/s…lowimpakt
    • thanks lowimpaktIRNlun6
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