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Galicians in UK voice 'Brexit' fears: “Britain would collapse without migrant workers”
Friday, June 24, 2016 @ 12:08 PM

A SPECIAL report by north-western regional newspaper La Voz de Galicia ('the voice of Galicia') has highlighted fears for the future suffered by Spaniards living in the UK if the country votes to leave the EU.

Some are confused, others worried; some are indignant that they do not have a say and have launched their own campaign in Britain to get those who do have the vote to choose 'Remain'.

“Yesterday, I had a huge argument with a guy from Manchester,” says Diana Bascoy, 35, from Abegondo, who has lived in Britain for four-and-a-half years.

“He's a friend of mine, but I can't understand how he can advocate a 'Brexit' when his mother has just gone to the Costa del Sol for an operation.”

Diana says she will not rest easy until she knows the result of today's referendum, and she is not the only one – an estimated 102,500 Spaniards live in Britain, of whom 13,362 – or 22.7% - are from Galicia, says their regional newspaper.

Susana, in her 50s and from Arteixo, says the campaigns for and against have been confusing and no information has been given about what will happen to EU migrants in the UK.

“I don't know much about how the land lies – I asked on Facebook, and it seems that those of us who are working here will be okay,” she says.

But Susana's situation is a little more precarious – she and her husband left Galicia just eight months ago to start again in the UK from scratch, and although he has a permanent job in a company and has set up another, Susana is not yet working.

 

Read more at thinkSPAIN.com



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