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Germany is reintroducing border controls to stop immigration from OUTSIDE Europe. They aren't doing it to keep out the Dutch or Austrians. Nobody is against fr
by Yeul 2y ago
Germany is reintroducing border controls to stop immigration from OUTSIDE Europe. They aren't doing it to keep out the Dutch or Austrians.
Nobody is against freedom of movement of EU citizens.
- mytailorisrich 2y agoControl of non-EU immigration is a concern that is not being addressed. In fact Germany's catastrophic open door policy in 2015 probably precipitated Brexit and is what coming back to bite them now. But there has also been concerns about internal migration since 2004 when Eastern European countries joined. This is not only in the UK and is still the case now.
- fakedang 2y agoEastern European migration only threatened local jobs, which ended up being a non-issue eventually, as mid-level jobs in all sectors move back to Eastern Europe. The one exception here is healthcare, where Eastern European professionalsbleave as soon as they get the chance to. The current crop of unfettered non-EU migration is not only an employment threat but also a security threat and a threat to the entire concept of the European welfare state.
- jokethrowaway 2y agoThere is not enough internal immigration to cause any disruption to national identity. Sure people have been complaining about criminals from poor eastern europe moving to wealthy countries but the numbers were never high enough to actually change the national identity. Internal transfers of hard working people were (and are) always cherished and we celebrated diversity as long as laws were respected. Importing people from Africa and the Middle East in large numbers changed the face of Europe dramatically.
- ChocolateGod 2y ago> There is not enough internal immigration to cause any disruption to national identity. The British expats in Spain and Portugal are famous for learning the local language and culture.