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Not a Brit, but for one, it means Britian can control influx of immigrants and refugees. I'm sure that played into many people's votes.

• Aeolos 10y ago
  Free movement of workers is a prerequisite for access to the single market. The refugee situation is unlikely to change from the current status quo. Britain is already hosting fewer refugees than almost any other country in central or southern Europe.
  • internaut 10y ago
    > Free movement of workers is a prerequisite for access to the single market. That's what is going to change. That is the primary motive for exit. Not being able to control your borders is giving up a sovereign right typically by conquered peoples. That's how the British see it and they are probably right in my view. Thinking otherwise is like believing that other people are able to move into your house without asking but you know, it's 'your' house on paper. That's something only an intellectual of the worse kind could believe.
    • jacquesm 10y ago
      > That's what is going to change. It will? Enlighten me, how will this take place? > That is the primary motive for exit. No, that was the primary motive for voters to vote for 'exit', unfortunately that is also the one thing that most likely will remain just as it is today. What will change is that the UK (or England, or whatever will be left of it) will be further marginalized, both on the European and the world stage. > Not being able to control your borders is giving up a sovereign right typically by conquered peoples. That's how the British see it and they are probably right in my view. Sad.
      • rbanffy 10y ago
        > No, that was the primary motive for voters to vote for 'exit', unfortunately that is also the one thing that most likely will remain just as it is today. We should not this is the best possible outcome. It can get much, much worse.
        • jacquesm 10y ago
          Already there are reports of violence against Muslims and Poles in some parts of the UK. The best of human nature at work.
• DanBC 10y ago
  Leave is not going to have any affect on immigration. This has now been acknowledged by most within the Leave campaign. Here's Leave talking about immigration: https://twitter.com/vote_leave/status/746034966371381248 https://twitter.com/vote_leave/status/746034966371381248 https://twitter.com/vote_leave/status/745238693707943937 https://twitter.com/vote_leave/status/745238693707943937 Here's an article talking about their focus on immigration: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36375492 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36375492 This was acknowledged by some within Leave camp. (Twitter is impossible to search, so I'm struggling to find the tweets now) It's been rolled back after the vote: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/25/leave-campaign-rows-back-key-pledges-immigration-nhs-spending?CMP=twt_gu http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/25/leave-campai... https://twitter.com/Lucyvfreeman/status/746613321646870528 https://twitter.com/Lucyvfreeman/status/746613321646870528 https://twitter.com/Alison_McGovern/status/746628547926700032 https://twitter.com/Alison_McGovern/status/74662854792670003... Sadly, UK newspapers pushed this lie pretty hard: https://twitter.com/BBCKimGhattas/status/747042626235310081 https://twitter.com/BBCKimGhattas/status/747042626235310081