The United Kingdom currently has a very extensive and complex relationship with the European Union, a relationship that has been under development from the destruction of World War II until this very day. However, the British people voted in the recent referendum, to leave the European Union. Despite the choice of the people, the binary choice to leave or to stay is not sufficient to define a new relationship with the countries of Europe. Several aspects, such as the economy, people’s rights and the law, will go through massive changes, due to the so-called “Brexit.”
One of the most controversial aspects of the European Union which played a massive role in the decision of many to vote to leave is immigration, more specifically the right
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Some of these rights are “the right to look for a job without a work permit, to reside, to stay even after employment has finished and enjoy equal treatment with nationals in access to employment, working conditions and all other social and tax advantages and the right to have access to the health and social security coverage transfer across nations” (1 European Commission). The rights of UK citizens across the channel and of EU citizens in the United Kingdom alike, in the upcoming months will be revised. There has been a strong push by Eastern European politicians asking for the UK to give them free movement after Brexit, there has also been pressure by the European Parliament’s Brexit Negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, who said, he wished to give Britons the right to apply for certain rights …show more content…
The single market is at the heart of the European Project and involves 500 million consumers and 21 million small and medium-sized enterprises (2 European Commission). The single market has standardized quality across all nations part of it, decreasing costs, improving safety and enhancing competition, the market also removed barriers to trade such as tariffs and border inspections. The membership of the UK in this market has been extremely beneficial. According to the Guardian. the UK membership of the European single market is worth 4% additional GDP to the economy. The single market is also essential for the service industry, which has been expanding greatly recently, 44% of UK’s exports in 2015 were service sector exports (Elliott, 2016). The UK must make very difficult choices regarding its economic future. There are three main realistic alternatives to the current single market we are part of, the Norway Model, Negotiated Bilateral Agreements and the WTO-only model. Norway is required to ensure domestic law that complies with that of the EU and obliged to accept free movement of people, and has no say on any EU legislation. However, it has considerable access to the free market. This could be an attractive proposition, if not for the fact that it would require free movement of people, which as mentioned before, is a very controversial aspect of the British relationship with the EU. The
The failure to meet migration targets around the 1950s sparked the creation of additional schemes. In 1957, this concern over dwindling British migrant numbers provoked the 'Bring out a Briton Campaign',
“Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants Since 1882,” by Roger Daniels analyzes the United States’ immigration policy as one that has forever been flawed. Roger Daniels puts forward a clear yet through criticism of how racism, blind politics, and ignorance have all overtaken the immigration legislation since the past 140 years. Specifically, he claims, immigration laws have had an evocative effect on the immigrants during all eras and the issue has been magnified by the foreign threat nativist believe outsiders are bringing in. The prevailing belief during periods of restricted immigration to the United States was that alien groups, due to their innate inferiority, are not capable of absorbing the United States’ values and ideologies, and are a threat to the political institutions. Moreover, an increased flow of immigrants will trigger a loss of jobs that are rightfully for native citizens, will bring lower living standards, and overall annihilation of American values.
This would provide thousands of jobs which could help reduce unemployment and the chance of
Ironically the ideals behind the Europeans immigration, particularly the British,
On October 21st at the noon lecture we had one of our freshmen year experience professors address the issue of immigration. Professor Daniel Malpica started the lecture by stating why immigration is important. He had gave us many reasons but the most important idea that I took from the list was how immigration has changed the face of the United States. It has been said that 13.5% of the United States’ population is made of up immigrants. Throughout the lecture we began to distinguish the differences and similarities between “Old” immigration and “New” immigration.
The number of obstacles that the immigrants face makes people wonder, is it even worth leaving? The answer is always, “yes”, which makes outsides wonder how bad can it possibly be in their homes to make them want to go this dangerous journey. To get to the their new home, which is any country in Europe, they must cross the Mediterranean Sea where, “More than 2,000 migrants have died [...] trying to reach Europe this year” (Yu-Hsi Lee 1). Crossing the Mediterranean Sea does not end their painful expedition, but it is just the beginning, “migrants are so desperate to reach safety in Europe that they have put their lives in danger. Many have died crossing the sea in poorly made boats and riding on the tops of trains” (Associated Press).
The author Benjamin Shingler from CBC news addresses the article in a non-bias way. Shingler, expresses the articles point of view by stating details relating to a controversial bill passed in Quebec recently that targets certain ethnicities groups. Throughout, my essay I will be discussing the issues in the article as to why it relates to discriminatory issues in Canada. Moreover, the issues I will be talking about relating to discrimination will be how the articles topic goes beyond Canada’s concept of diversity, targets certain ethnicity groups, and restricts individual’s rights.
Socially speaking, immigrants may find themselves feeling excluded from a society with organizations and perceptions that generalize them as illegal aliens who disrupt and complicate social institutions, instead of being a contributing part of society. Immigrants may feel constantly fearful of the federal and state governments’ influence on the undocumented community, which leads to how divided politics has been on the issue. Many argue for immigration reform while others have turned down the idea entirely. Much of the stigma on immigrants involves their place of origin or religion being associated with such acts as terrorism, drug smuggling, and general violence. This allows those who are against immigration reform, the ability to argue for
I will explore the provision of the United Kingdom (UK) Legislation and the UK Border Agency provisions in protecting its own border and I will deliberate over those who violate the Immigration Rules by overstaying. I will define overstayers and their quest in seeking the protection of Article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 which provides for the rights in question. I will further substantiate my argument with context of Lady Hale submission in ZH (Tanzania) and some other Article 8 deportation cases in conjunction with the UK legislative provisions and the Immigration Rules. In conclusion I will reiterate the need to restrict the private and family life in case of overstayers and I will strike a balance between the protection of the citizens of the United Kingdom and the protection of private and family life right of legal and well established foreign criminals facing deportation.
According to the research, more than 1,300,000 immigrants live in America each year. Due to maximized population in America, if the immigration process was cut down strictly, some of the legal immigrants would not gain enough rights. The ones who do not treat illegal immigrants right, judges them “why can’t they just immigrate to other countries?” Many immigrants choose to immigrate to America because U.S. leads for better goals, and is better to live peacefully in the “American Dream” [Stephen Harper]. America is being affected the most with immigration issues.
The land of the free does not welcome outsiders and it makes it incredibly difficult to grant citizenship to those wanting to live here. Freedom must surely be changing in
Firstly, The Telegraph uses biased terms to address the migrants that strive to manipulate our perspective of them. In several articles, this news source
Immigration, overall, is a critical factor in the creation of nations and cultures. The United States, for example, was founded by immigrants seeking to escape the oppression imposed by the British Empire. Since then, the United States has been described as a “melting pot” of all cultures, as immigrants continue to shape the comprehensive American culture. Yet, despite all the positives of immigration, it is not a human right, but rather a privilege. This is not to advocate for a ban on immigration, but rather to support the sovereignty of
The 1905 Aliens Act, which ended the long period of unrestricted immigration of the Victorian era, was introduced in order to bar the entry of poor East-European Jewish immigrants and, was opposed by the British political left. Regardless of individual opinions about the Jewish immigrants or anti-Semitism, British socialists from the various socialist organizations officially objected to putting restrictions on Britain’s border which had been hitherto open to any nationality. One might say it is not surprising for any left to take such stance, since socialist ideologies put a great emphasis on international solidarity and brotherhood of workers and inherently oppose anything with a taint of racism. Anti-alienism directed against the Jewish
The failure to handle the current migrant influx marks the consequences of years of social policies that have left Europe less democratic, more politically and economically polarized, and cynically fearful of outsiders. The Greek financial crisis revealed the cannibalization of democracy by market forces; the migration crisis reveals the fallout of neoliberal trade and development schemes, along with militarism, beyond Europe’s borders. How has politicians responded?