General Chat

RRose, I was thinking of ex pats in other European countries being sent back.
Many EU countries, like eg Portugal have a sort of reciprocal NHS. When my mum lived there, she could have received free medical treatment (with certain exclusions)
If we come out of the EU, do you think they've considered how this would affect ex pats, many of whom are past retirement age?

Re freedom of movement after Separation - mother applied for passport in sixties - she was refused as her date and place of birth was 16 June 1906 in Dublin.

Steam was coming out of her ears: wrote to Harold Wilson and pointed out his Civil Service did not know history. She got her British passport.

It's an anomaly that needs to be looked at, certainly.

Interestingly, according to a report the other day, Irish people living in UK are entitled to vote in our elections, but not vice versa.

I expect they'd still be exceptions. It's ridiculous, really.

Yes they have Guinevere, i just wondered if that would continue, if Ireland stay in the EU and we don't ( unlikely as that is) ...if there was a quota of EU migrants say, would they be included or 'extras' :-)

The Irish have always been an exception, historically. When Eire separated the UK still allowed freedom of movement under the treaty.

If they live here they will be or is that just the Chinese???? Canada has tough work rules, and lot of employers lost a lot of hard working workers because there were Canadians who can do the job, not that they want too just that they can.

I would assume no party is seriously considering 'sending people home' once they are here (?).

I think I would be surprised though if we do opt out of the EU, I am not sure there are many businesses that would think it a good move. But I also reckon the uncertainty of it will affect the economy in the period running up to a referendum?

As with a lot of politics - nothing is thought through!!
What about the Irish already here, with Irish Passports?
If we leave the EU, will the ex-pats be sent home?
That will be brilliant for the economy (not) :-(

I was reading this through the night as I couldn't stop coughing long enough to sleep, it's Dara O'Briain's book, and as well as being funny is quite inciteful, on various topics including multiculturalism.

Gave me a bit of food for thought, and I wondered IF The UK did decide to leave the EU in the promised referendum....would we then be closing our borders ( or at least placing restrictions) to the Irish also? after all there is isn't any difference between a Polish builder coming here to live and work and an Irish builder coming for the same reasons is there...ie economic and not seeking asylum :-)

This may well be my last 'serious' thread on here. So assuming we do leave the EU or assuming that immigration control is put into place... what about the Irish? ( and by Irish I mean from Eire, not the six counties).

My cuz is a construction worker, and leaves Ireland on a regular basis to work abroad... maybe he should be stooped from "taking our jobs" over here? ;-)