You clearly don't know the rules. Whether or not our governments choose to properly apply them is another matter. If it's easy to stay without a right to residency that's no fault of the rules, but a problem with their application.

Furthermore it's not simply the rules that determine migration flows, but how a country's internal labour market operates.

Acting like high immigration is a direct bi-product of EU membership is to misunderstand the underlying fundamental issues. EU membership is just one means to make such immigration possible, but it doesn't explain the demand for such immigration or the actual reasons for such immigration. If you think businesses will suddenly cease demanding such labour or that the Tories will stop them from getting it I believe you are mistaken. We will just have an added layer of bureaucracy and cost. The fundamentals of the market need altering.

Their policy is stated as a "jobs first Brexit". That is defined as aiming for whatever deal results in the best outcome for British workers. That means protecting rights and enhancing them. That means keeping all options open in negotiations and using collaborative democratic process to determine what the British people want (this has been done btw and suggests Labour's attitude is in line with the public - google Brexit Assembly). If it means a Norway model then so be it. if it means staying in the Customs union then so be it. If it's following the teachings of Ayatolah Rees-Mogg then so be it.

The point is that it sets out the main goal of Brexit and then works collaboratively within the UK and with the EU to establish the end point that best achieves that goal, without ruling out options in advance before they have been assessed. They can then look at all the options and assess which would have the most beneficial impact on jobs and living standards for the JAMs.

The Tory policy is far more vague and seems to involve putting the cart before the horse on trade.

The EU residency rules are not difficult to meet if you wish to move here. That's independent on whether the government applied them.

The numbers who came here and stayed makes that massively plain.....or should do...even to those wishing to obfuscate.

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Theresa May refuses to rule out selling off the NHS in post-Brexit trade deal with Trump

Why has Trump been making disparaging remarks about our NHS, what would it have to do with him.

It's on his shopping list that's why.

We have private companies now tendering for contracts. If it's free at the point of delivery what does it matter?

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Actually quite relevant to me, I am applying to be a Slovak resident with the end result being me buying & running a ski chalet.
I was actually going to sit down & get the ball rolling on it this weekend.
At first glance it all looks pretty straight forward & I think there is a fee involved.
But I can always come back on here & report if it's a ball ache or not.

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