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Re:EU citizens arriving in UK being locked up and expelled by Stevvo on Friday May 14, 2021 @04:36AM (#27152108)
Very very few people want unrestricted immigration, however ~50% of people want unrestricted immigration from the EU on a reciprocal basis. We had that for years, with the economic and social consequences being largely positive.

That said, I don't take it as a given that unrestricted immigration would cause problems; it has never been tried, there is no data to go on.

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Re:EU citizens arriving in UK being locked up and expelled by thu2111 on Friday May 14, 2021 @09:41AM (#27154193)
Support for unlimited EU immigration is not 50%, it's much lower. You're thinking of people who voted to Remain, but a significant fraction of those people were motivated by the fear of "punishment" either from Cameron/Osborne's huge tax rises or the supposed EU allies, not actual firm support of EU policies.

A breakdown is available here:

https://dominiccummings.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/screensh...

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