Britain will struggle to make EU migrants ‘go home’

The British government is likely to let all EU migrants who arrive before the date of Brexit stay in the country. Other options may be politically attractive, but are impractical, of dubious legality, or against British interests.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: How do EU people in the UK feel about Brexit? [The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction of EU Citizens in the UK] http://www.europeansources.info/record/how-do-eu-people-in-the-uk-feel-about-brexit-the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk/

UK: GOV.UK: News Story, 12.07.16: Statement on the status of EU nationals in the UK https://www.gov.uk/government/news/statement-the-status-of-eu-nationals-in-the-uk

ESO: Background information: What would UK immigration policy look like after Brexit? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-would-uk-immigration-policy-look-like-after-brexit-would-leaving-the-eu-reduce-immigration-to-the-uk/

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