On 30/10/2013 21:46, Adrian wrote:
On Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:42:34 +0000, Java Jive wrote:

Employers in the country should be prepared to pay legal minimum wages
to native residents

To all _legal_ employees, regardless of origin.

If migrant workers here on temporary work permits become unemployed,
AIUI there is no reason they shouldn't immediately be repatriated, even
if from within the EU, and if I'm wrong about that, then that is
something that needs to be changed, but it's not a reason to leave the
EU.

The subtle problem with that is that the fundamental concept of the EU is
freedom of movement for both goods and people. And, yes, it was the exact
same situation back in 1975's EEC. You cannot have a "common market", a
single economic community, WITHOUT that. It makes a mockery of the whole
concept.

Although the free movement of goods was championed[1], the free movement
of people was very much played down at the time.

[1] and the implied requirements of "harmonisation" of standards for
goods etc also not discussed.

--
Cheers,

John.

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