BoE confirms what we knew already: migration driving down wages

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Most of the non white Europeans in Paris are from either French North Africa (Algeria, Morocco etc) or from French Central Africa that would have come over on a similar system to many of the Caribbean and Indian populations in the UK.

There's a huge problem across the whole of France right now with Roma gypsy pickpocket gangs, who as EU citizens cannot be stopped from operating there. Recently staff at the famous Louvre museum threatened to go on strike unless they received protection from the pick-pockets.

 

[scorza]

That's a bit disingenuous (unsurprisingly) as the EU hardly enshrines the right for free movement to conduct illegal activity

It's free movement for everyone - decent people and criminals, you're not allowed to attempt to stop the criminals coming in, which is what would have happened previously.

 

[scorza]

Not across Europe, criminals have always had free movement.....because, you know, being criminals they don't adhere to the laws that might have stopped them.

They would have to stop at passport control like everyone else.

 

[scorza]

I've still to see a foreign builder being chased by Dom in Cowboy builders.....

Ah well if Dom from Cowboy Builders says so...

Of course they can be stopped - they are criminals so can be arrested for committing crimes! Whether the French police are effective at doing so is a completely different argument.

Yes the police can arrest them and the country has an increase in crime. What I would say is that as well as the authorities being reactive, they should also be pro-active and stop these foreign gangs coming to the UK in the first place - we know who they are so why can't we stop them?