truman Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 There is no 'Brexodus'. EU nationals leave, EU Nationals arrive. The number of EU nationals applying for British citizenship has nearly doubled since the Brexit vote. FACT. The number of EU nationals applying for British citizenship has increased by 80% since the Brexit vote as thousands of EU citizens flee the corrupt and failing political and economic union. They're probably the ones already living here who are frightened they'll be kicked out if they don't have citizenship... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obelix Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 You know - every time I see someone post that thinks that a four letter word in capitals somehow means they have an unassailable argument.... Well lets just say that I think the argument is one pile of a four letter word and they are best described by a different four letter word that shares the same first letter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Boot Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 They're probably the ones already living here who are frightened they'll be kicked out if they don't have citizenship... Surely EU nationals would much prefer to live in the EU political and economic paradise? Why do they, in record numbers, much prefer to live in a non-EU UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogey Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Surely EU nationals would much prefer to live in the EU political and economic paradise? Why do they, in record numbers, much prefer to live in a non-EU UK? Because they're lives are established here along with friends, families and work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRB Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Surely EU nationals would much prefer to live in the EU political and economic paradise? Why do they, in record numbers, much prefer to live in a non-EU UK? Bit of a twisted view on what’s happening. Long standing EU migrants are applying for citizenship because they are established here and want to preserve their status before the drawbridge is raised. New would be immigrants are falling because their status is not assured in the future.Nor are they sure that the U.K. will be a better proposition economically in the future. Hitherto they have been EU nationals living under freedom of movement in a EU country. You have voted for this not to be the case in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogey Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I wonder how all the statistics on employment, unemployment, e.t.c. are affected by the increasing number of people that are fully retired, - part retired, e.t.c. If number of retirees (claiming the state pension) is going up each year both in total and as a percentage of population, but, the number of retirees that are still working (at least part time) is going up then presumably that skews the figures to show more people in work/employment, but there isn't a corresponding adjustment to unemployment figures (because they wouldn't be entitled to register as unemployed?). Is that right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Because they're lives are established here along with friends, families and work? I think that's correct. ---------- Post added 22-02-2018 at 14:16 ---------- Surely EU nationals would much prefer to live in the EU political and economic paradise? Why do they, in record numbers, much prefer to live in a non-EU UK? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/feb/22/net-migration-of-eu-nationals-to-britain-falls-by-75000 The tide is turning...thought you'd be pleased... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chalga Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Surely EU nationals would much prefer to live in the EU political and economic paradise? Why do they, in record numbers, much prefer to live in a non-EU UK? They want to see unicorns as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Because they're lives are established here along with friends, families and work? Bit of a twisted view on what’s happening. Long standing EU migrants are applying for citizenship because they are established here and want to preserve their status before the drawbridge is raised. New would be immigrants are falling because their status is not assured in the future.Nor are they sure that the U.K. will be a better proposition economically in the future. Hitherto they have been EU nationals living under freedom of movement in a EU country. You have voted for this not to be the case in the future. If they were established why didn't they apply for citizenship before brexit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 If they were established why didn't they apply for citizenship before brexit? Because they didn't feel as though they were about to be kicked out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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