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seveneyes

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1. Limits

Reply to pampango (Original post)

Thu Dec 5, 2013, 12:17 PM

Dec 2013

Regardless of the political title one holds, isn't there really some upper limit to how many people can take up residence? If untold millions of unskilled people move in to utilize the resources, wouldn't something relating to survival eventually break down? I'm no expert on the EU immigration policies, but common sense says that there must be some limit that will be breached in the future if no controls are in place.

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Limits seveneyes Dec 2013 #1

There aren't limits on movement between states in the USA, but you don't get mass internal migration muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #2

The EU has survived freedom of movement for decades. As has the US even though some states pampango Dec 2013 #3