Record numbers of EU nationals leaving UK

[Serpha]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43154308

The number of EU citizens leaving the UK is at its highest level for a decade, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.

It estimates that 130,000 EU nationals emigrated in the year to September, the highest number since 2008.

Meanwhile, 220,000 EU nationals came to live in the UK - 47,000 fewer than the previous year.

Net EU migration - the difference between arrivals and departures - was 90,000, the lowest for five years.

The figures also show that more British people are emigrating than are returning to live in the UK.

Of those EU nationals arriving in the UK, fewer were coming for "work-related reasons", in particular to "look for work".

Nicola White, head of international migration statistics at the ONS, said: "Brexit could well be a factor in people's decision to move to or from the UK, but people's decision to migrate is complicated and can be influenced by lots of different reasons."

'More students'
By contrast, immigration from countries outside the European Union is going up which means the UK population is continuing to grow at a similar level to early 2014.

Some 285,000 non-EU citizens arrived in the UK in the 12-month period to September, and 80,000 departed.

This gives a net increase of 205,000, the highest for six years.

BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said this was largely driven by more people coming to study in the UK and an uncharacteristic dip in the previous year's figures that may have been corrected.
He also speculated whether firms were starting to struggle to recruit or retain people from the EU, forcing them to look outside the EU.

'Immigration mess'
Overall, net migration is estimated to have fallen by 29,000 to 244,000 in the same period.

This includes 73,000 British people coming back to the UK and 125,000 Britons leaving.

The overall net migration figure is still well short of the government's target to reduce net migration to below 100,000, a pledge made in the 2010, 2015 and 2017 Tory manifestos.

Labour's shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said net migration was still double the government's target and accused the Home Office of turning away qualified doctors despite a recruitment shortage in the NHS.

"This deficit hurts us all and highlights the immigration mess the government has created," she said.

The ONS figures also show that in 2017, the UK granted asylum, alternative forms of protection or resettlement to almost 15,000 people, 40% of whom were under 18.

Separate figures from the Home Office show there were 141,302 applications made for British citizenship in 2017, an increase of 8% on the previous year.

This was 39% lower than the peak of 232,262 in 2013.

There is evidence that more EU citizens, who have settled in the UK, are applying for citizenship, with applications more than doubling from 15,460 in 2016 to 38,528 in 2017.

With all that talk from Brexiters about lowering immigration, you get less EU citizens coming but to make up for that employers look to outside of EU so instead of getting better it gets worse. Good job Brexiters.

[Blackmist]

Some 285,000 non-EU citizens arrived in the UK in the 12-month period to September, and 80,000 departed.

This gives a net increase of 205,000, the highest for six years.

So we had to leave the EU "because Turkey might join and then we'll be swarmed with Muslims", while importing plenty of them from outside the EU.

Well done UKIP, you properly fucked that up.

[Mihalik]

It's not a bug. It's a feature.

[XDurionX]

You are going to replace people from Spain with people from Pakistan

QFT.

[Mihalik]

You are going to replace people from Spain with people from Pakistan

I mean that's clearly an improvement. After all, the Spanish are known for their habits of honor killings, religious fundamentalism, intolerance towards alternative sexual orientations etc.

[Lahis]

Well they will soon be illegals in the country, so better get out while it is still simple.

[Deleted]

These aren't the deprived EU nationals from the poor countries either, but the educated ones that help keep the economy running.

Mostly the ones that cost you money will stay.

[Allybeboba]

Gotta love the European positivity!

Peace

[tikcol]

You are going to replace people from Spain with people from Pakistan

What's the difference?

[ghotihook]

What's the difference?

Culture.
/10char

[PaterMDx]

What's the difference?

rapegangs.
the spanish beta males are well known for theire groming gangs.

[DarkAmbient]

So to summarise, net migration has fallen by 29,000. Big deal.

[Deleted]

Waaaait a second, because of the Brexit there is a ... Brexodus?

[Serpha]

So to summarise, net migration has fallen by 29,000. Big deal.

Those people will need to be replaced, by cheaper workforce from India. British Pound has lost a lot of value and a lot of Eastern Europeans left/leaving for Germany or any Scandinavian country.

[Wilfire]

That was the point of Brexit, wasn't it? Britain is full, f*** off back to the EU.

[Draco-Onis]

So to summarise, net migration has fallen by 29,000. Big deal.

I think Brexit has not gone far enough you need to get rid of all immigrants especially skilled labor. It will be hard but I am sure the EU will just have to bear falling over themselves taking them in just like all the wealthy industries leaving the UK.

[DarkAmbient]

Those people will need to be replaced, by cheaper workforce from India. British Pound has lost a lot of value and a lot of Eastern Europeans left/leaving for Germany or any Scandinavian country.

There are other countries in the world besides India. What do you mean by cheaper workforce? We're not going to pay them less than Eastern Europeans.

[Lochton]

So to summarise, net migration has fallen by 29,000. Big deal.

Actually, huge deal. The people who has left are doctors, nurses, teachers, factory workers and so on. Some fled before UK even had an idea of wanting to negotiate about other citizens.

[DarkAmbient]

Actually, huge deal. The people who has left are doctors, nurses, teachers, factory workers and so on. Some fled before UK even had an idea of wanting to negotiate about other citizens.

Where is the data on the professions of EU citizens leaving the country?

[Aggrophobic]

Yes, of course. This is hardly a surprise though, is it? You were told this would happen.