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Old 29-06-2016, 22:34   #803
RichardCoulter
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Re: Post-Brexit Thread

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Originally Posted by Ramrod View Post
I wonder how this would work:
Keep free movement but remove all benefits to anyone coming here.
If they have/get a job and earn sufficient wages to pay sufficient tax then they get access to the nhs. None of this council house/tax credit/child benefit to send back to Latvia etc malarkey. Come here and earn enough to support yourself because there are no hand outs if you don't.
That would probably sort the wheat from the chaff at a stroke.
Thoughts?
Excellent idea. We should do this not only to EU migrants, but with every immigrant.

It should be less about what help we can give to them and more about what they have to offer that can help the UK.
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