Some economists are arguing that Europe can sustain the amount of migration that is coming in from the poorer member states of the EU to the further developed ones, such as England. However those critical of the European Union, aptly named Eurosceptics, feel that this massive influx of migrants is going to cause damage. Trade Unions are afraid of employers going for the cheaper work force that doesn't demand all the benefits, leaving the native people of the country in a proverbial rut. The countries experience inflation and social strain from the amount of people entering the country. Those migrants within their host country don't keep the money within the country sending it back to their native countries. What does the country gain then?
Those voices that are truly not being heard are those of the the poorer countries that have joined the EU for all the freedoms it would bring. However they also are scared by the amount of educated people 'fleeing' the country with the hope of gaining better opportunities in one of the richer countries. They are left with a country inhabited with the elderly and the young. They are suffering from a 'brain drain' and those who leave aren't coming back.
As part of the EU a new member state is allowed to ebrace the policy of the 'Open Market', which has its benefits, but when they have brought in, or are preparing to bring in, nearly 10 new member countries in the past few years, with a combined population of 75 million who all have wages and living standards decidedly below those of other members the figures on migration are scary. Surely this is not benficial for ither country.
The question is simple... should the EU be more careful to who they offer membership to? and do thy realise the effect this will have? The Open Market, undeniably, has its benefits, however how much are we risking for this one policy?
