I do think it disingenuous to simplify the issues as ‘jobs and immigration’ - most people would take ‘jobs’ as to mean a lack of jobs, not ‘far too many jobs are taken up by people from other EU nations who came over and assumed those roles.’ And while some might realistically view that type of an issue as being immigration, I think the concern more oriented towards the swarms of those who already have come over, as well as the mass camps in France waiting to invade even more into the UK.
All that said, like the US, the UK also has a cheap labor express issue. When 8 Poles live in the same house, all with jobs, they can of course afford a much lower take home pay than say someone who has to support themselves, a wife and children. So even if the UK left the EU, I’m going to suspect that much of the laid back no check borders will continue, and they’ll simply extend work permits to those from ‘our EU neighbors.’
And of course, no one will do anything about the immigrant invasion camps over in France.
Of course these are the steps for national suicide; imported labor while the domestic labor pool spirals into council payments, continued high spending to make welcome to the illegal invaders from Africa and the Middle East - neither of which the UK can long afford.
>>>>”I do think it disingenuous to simplify the issues as ‘jobs and immigration’ - most people would take ‘jobs’ as to mean a lack of jobs, not ‘far too many jobs are taken up by people from other EU nations who came over and assumed those roles.’ And while some might realistically view that type of an issue as being immigration, I think the concern more oriented towards the swarms of those who already have come over, as well as the mass camps in France waiting to invade even more into the UK.”<<<<
Don’t know if it is “disingenuous”, but typically the average voter is not too analytical - s/he is more emotional about national issues. They vote based on overarching issues, such as jobs and immigration, which they see have affected them or will, perhaps personally.
>>>”All that said, like the US, the UK also has a cheap labor express issue. When 8 Poles live in the same house, all with jobs, they can of course afford a much lower take home pay than say someone who has to support themselves, a wife and children. So even if the UK left the EU, I’m going to suspect that much of the laid back no check borders will continue, and they’ll simply extend work permits to those from ‘our EU neighbors.”<<<
Cheap labour, maybe. Though the size of the overall UK economy is not even comparable to the U.S., within EU or globally.
Yes, I agree, the immigration and job issues will remain without being in the EU. Hope Boris J. et al will have a solution for that.... in time.
What if Merkel retaliates for the Brexit vote by naturalizing all her muzzie invaders? Then they’re free to emigrate to Britain just like the Poles.
How we laughed at those who said the Chunnel should never have been built.
“When 8 Poles live in the same house, all with jobs”
Does this really happen? Do 8 Polish citizens leave their country and go to the Britain to take jobs there?