Brexit Referendum Day

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(06-24-2016, 02:59 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: France is looking at it as well.

To me, in the end, this sentiment going around is less about sovereignty or immigration or any of that, but about identity. The EU attempts to make the people European more than anything else, but many of these countries have some strong nationalistic pride that runs deep. Take a look at the countries really looking at departing and those that aren't causing as much of a stir. The ones that are more okay with the EU have been independent nations for a shorter time than the U.S. Just something I was thinking about today.

I dont know, from things i have been reading up on it does seem the identity issue was quite important to the leave campaign, but immigration from the other 'borderless' EU countries was a key issue. I guess they kind of go hand in hand.  And it isnt as much the immigration from outside the EU like from the Middle East or Africa, but from the Eastern EU countries like Romania, Lithuania, etc that are part of the EU whom moved to England in waves for better jobs.