Britain’s unequal treatment of migrants was one reason many of us voted leave. The prime minister shouldn’t choose us for grantedAmong the imponderables of Brexit,one seems little discussed: what will the UK’s migration policy will look like external the EU? Not least because the provision of visas may be a factor in any deal with India and Australia.
During the referendum, prominent leave politicians insisted that their campaign wasn’t motivated by xenophobia. Remain campaigners insisted it very much was. We’re about to see those two theories set aside to the test on an issue that has wide implications for the UK’s future, and even perhaps whether Brexit happens at all.
It would also be advisable for the government to query itself: can it really afford to blithely antagonise minorities? Related: Why do some ethnic minority voters want to leave the EU? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com