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Originally Posted by Damien
First possible hump in the Parliamentary process of Brexit tomorrow: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39121562
The Lords might send it back to the Commons in order to seek assurances that EU citizens will be able to stay. I think this is something that is likely to happen anyway, it's more a soft protest to show some resistance. I can't see a scenario where this doesn't happen. It's too expensive and logistically difficult to deport all EU citizens, businesses would hit the roof and the uproar would be difficult to deal with. I think you would even see large scale protests and resistance. Imagine the police trying to rock up one morning in South Kensington to deport French citizens, not gonna happen. |
May stated in the beginning she wanted EU citizens to be given the right to stay in the country and British citizens should be given the same rights.
It was the EU that said no, it would not be discussed until A50 had been triggered.
The only thing I can see happening is that when A50 is triggered any EU citizens entering the country from that date will not have right of residence, anyone before then will.