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Originally Posted by Escapee
I hope you don't mind if I give my view on the article.
I didn't read it, I got as far as the headline with the picture of stereotypical British pensioners that have emigrated to Spain. At that point the newspaper had no argument!
These stereotypical pensioners have generally worked all their lives, saved, contributed to a pension, bought a house and then sold their assets to buy a villa and live their remaining days in a warm climate.
Apart from perhaps increasing house prices for the locals I feel that these people differ greatly from economic migrants from poorer countries.
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I don't see all these awful expat Brits* causing the sort of problems in Spain that we're seeing all over Europe. Commentators comparing them with the economic migrants which are cynically taking advantage of a refugee crisis is plain nonsense but such is the paucity of their argument...
(* as opposed to drunken holiday yobs who've been sold far too much booze)