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I mean… The UK wants more nurses and care workers right? Why would it say no?

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I would much rather have relied on the workforce of the EU than selling our country off to the lowest common denominator.

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That’s pretty racist my friend. Why is your assumption that Indians are, in your words, the “lowest common denominator”?

That’s a pretty outdated way to think.

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GDP per capita. That is not racism. it is fact. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal)_per_capita

Not everyone is a racist.

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We were relying on medical staff from India and the West Indies long before we joined the EU and freedom of movement began. Should we not have good relations with our own commonwealth?

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Why does India want this? Surely skilled workers leaving India for the UK is bad for India - far from being a price for the UK, this would enormously benefit the UK. The UK will be getting skilled workers whose education is mostly at India’s expense.

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I came here with the same question

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I think if might be about fairness… probably still a sore point for India, especially with Britian.

Also, skilled workers may not always stay, and bring back what they learnt. Also, many send money home to relatives. We get another supply of skilled workers. It’s win win.

But we know why Brexiteers don’t want this…

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