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You're right under current rules. Frankly, nobody knows what will happen or how far deportation will go, if even anywhere at all - but that in and of itself is
by madaxe_again 10y ago
You're right under current rules.
Frankly, nobody knows what will happen or how far deportation will go, if even anywhere at all - but that in and of itself is the issue - pre-referendum, it seemed a fair assumption that EU migrants could live and work in the UK indefinitely - but now - don't know. Can't plan in an uncertain environment, and if you can't plan, you can't run your business.
We for instance use aws heavily - hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. We invoice our customers in sterling. That lost margin has to come from somewhere, which either means charging our customers more, or cutting costs. We'll probably have to do a bit of both, but this feels like stemming the bleeding while we figure out what to do next.
About ⅓ of our workforce are EU nationals - and few bother to apply for leave to remain, as it isn't necessary under current rules - so again, they no longer know whether they can remain here, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if they're considering moving on - why stay in an uncertain environment? They've already demonstrated a willingness to be mobile.
- cm2187 10y agoOf all the countries, the UK is one of the most pragmatic when dealing with the economy. I don't know how the whole thing is going to pan out but the risk of mass deportation of EU nationals I think is close to zero.
- rwmj 10y agoYou can only look at Teresa May's record, and that has been despicable. We've had vans driving around telling people to "Go home" (I am not making this up). That was an exceptional case, but the general official attitude towards immigration is hostile. Try getting leave to remain for your non-EU spouse. Unless you earn more than £18K/year and have several thousands of pounds to go through the visa process it may not be possible at all. There are many people who are stuck in foreign countries away from their husbands, wives and children.
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- madaxe_again 10y agoI think it's not as close to zero as you think it is, but still, it's non-zero, and that's the entire point. Why stick around if there's any chance?