Radio 4 Today Programme had a section about the planned referendum and Cameron's attempts to change the benefits payments situation for the UK by negotiating with our EU partners.

They went to Portsmouth and interviewed loads of migrants from Poland and the rest of Eastern European migrants.

To a man, all of them said they would still come here if there were no benefits ever as life in general is better and pay is much higher.

It seems that if Cameron hopes his negotiations will create a major reduction in migrants beating a path to the UK to live and work he is sadly mistaken.

Vote OUT

Totally agree Hoof,we need vote out to control the numbers of people coming here.
When are people going to realise that mass immigration does the indeginas people no good at all.
In fact it does the exact opposite that the left want it to.
Eastern Europeans,or any migrants will work for less,they live in houses that they all pay for....if you have ten migrants all living in one house it doesn't matter if they are under cutting the local guy/girl because the whole house is paying the bills.
What chance has a couple with a couple of kids got....answer none

Vote out.

always a Norwood boy, where ever I live.

If there is a vote and if the vote is to get out, do we know if this will automatically mean that EU residents wont be able to work here without a visa?

Could the Tories decide that they will let EU residents work but without being able to claim benefits?

It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark... and we're wearing sunglasses.

I disagree with that, fixing a decent living wage should in theory at least, making it more viable for UK unemployed to seek these jobs out. I don't have a problem with migration, what I've seen though over the last decade is the government surrender to corporate interests over the interests of UK nationals who are out of work, or in low income jobs.

In the periods of boom, they utilised cheap migrant labour rather than unemployed UK nationals - This, for me, was a betrayal by Labour of the working classes. During that period of economic boom was an opportunity to relocate unemployed individuals and families into areas of employment, towards a plan for longer term growth of social interest, rather than shipping in temporary migrant labour.

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How would you define the indigenous people of the U.K?

Those already here will be allowed to stay. I don't know about length of residency but we won't turn into the BNP.

If we vote out the Tories can stop all benefits to non British citizens. As it is there's no stop to in-work benefits unless this brake comes in on a Brexit and there's a strain on public services. "How long is a piece of string?" Things are already straining. Maybe not compared to other countries but they are for what we're used to/have been in for.

They could also make all foreign citizens prove they can speak English, something the Marbella set may be concerned about as English is a problem before Spanish.

However, I doubt things will get too Alf Garnett like because if we go for a Swiss type trade agreement for goods (big & small business) and services (our reliance on financial) we'll need to be able to negotiate workable terms.

COYP