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"Mr President, we are told in this report that many people feel disenchanted with the EU project and it attributes this to citizens’ rights, particularly freedom of movement of people not being implemented. Well, people in my country, the United Kingdom, are certainly disenchanted with the EU, but it is because there is too much freedom of movement and not because there is too little.
Large-scale migration from lower-wage countries in the East to higher-wage countries in the West has deprived the East of key workers and has deprived workers in the West of accommodation and employment. This has got nothing to do with freedoms enjoyed by individuals and everything to do with human beings being treated as though they were depersonalised facts of production that can be moved around to reduce wage rates to a common low level.
There is a complaint that people are discriminated against on the ground of nationality. If only employers did employ their own nationals first – there would be less to be concerned about. Governments should ensure that their own people are put first in jobs and in housing. However, I am afraid employers often prefer to employ foreign workers because they are easier to exploit."@en1
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