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Postby TheOstrich » 03 Jul 2016, 11:32

Leading Swiss newspapers are arguing that the Swiss and the UK make common cause to reach a solution, saying the two countries are in the same boat. The UK is the home to 1.5 million EU residents, and Switzerland to 1.2 million.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... t-citizens

Meanwhile a letter signed by prominent figures in both the remain and leave campaigns, including the chair of Vote Leave, Gisela Stuart, warned of “considerable anxiety for the 3 million EU citizens who have made their homes in the UK, ...


http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... its-abroad

Two articles side by side in the Guardian today. Not exactly a lot of difference ...... :roll:

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Postby Suff » 03 Jul 2016, 11:39

TheOstrich wrote:What's the truth?


The truth is that the 3M is long term EU Citizens living in the country. 1.5M of whom are registered for work.

The absolute reality is that the transitory EU members in the UK for a short time (6-9 months), is even higher still and does not count on anybody's radar.
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