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But most of the immigrants are coming from outside the EU. There's the rub.
by sverige 10y ago
But most of the immigrants are coming from outside the EU. There's the rub.
- evgen 10y agoFrom what I recall of the most recent stats, which were unfortunately released just a short while ago and may have pushed some votes to Leave, there has been more net migration into the UK over the past few years from EU nationals than from those coming from outside the EU.
- dharma1 10y agoRoughly just over a half is immigration from within the EU
- throwaway049 10y ago'Most' but not by much margin. Which means, if you are looking to curb immigration, that there are two parallel but independent issues to resolve. The UK has in recent years tightened restrictions on many visas for non-EU nationals including those for foreign spouses (minimum income rules, capacity to speak english), post-study work and shortage occupation work (many occupations taken off the list as they were being filled by EU nationals).