The Leave vote of 2016 may be eight years ago, but the anti-immigrant mentality which drove it and was encouraged by the lies of the Leave campaigners is, sadly still amongst us.
"Most UK citizens living in Spain voted Remain. But a substantial minority voted to Leave. And even if that minority was only 10%, that's over 30,000 people.
So the question is, why? The answer is because there are too many foreigners in England.
No. I'm not making this up. They have no sense of irony.
My response is always, “But you're a foreigner living in Spain!”
Answer, “No, I'm an expat.”
“What's the difference?”
“Foreigners in England live off the state. They take our jobs, our welfare and use our NHS for free.* Expats in Spain contribute to the economy. In fact, without Expats the Spanish economy would collapse.**”
I'm not kidding. These are the words of dozens of British people living in Spain. If you don't believe me, read some Expat Facebook pages. They're still saying it.
*I know that's not true. EU citizens contribute, on average, 10% more to the UK economy than British citizens and are far less likely to require any government support in the form of benefits or social services. Furthermore, because they generally earn more, EU citizens pay much more in taxes and National Insurance towards government services. That includes paying towards the NHS, which they hardly use, because most of them are young and fit.
**This assertion is also untrue. The UK expat economy in Spain is less than 1% of GDP. But because these people live in predominantly English-speaking ghettos, they imagine the English influence in Spain to be far greater than it actually is."
www.quora.com/Why-did-some-Brits-who-live-in-Spain-vote-for-Brexit
How ironic - some HMRC staff essentially committing fraud.
