Does turning away Europeans with valid paperwork really make British borders ‘safe and secure’? It’s hard to imagine, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez
So fun fact: In Spain we have a word: guiri. While technically it means any foreign tourist, 90% of the time we use it as a pejorative against British people lol
I don't think there's a specific word for them here, but basically 90% of the time you hear someone shouting and acting like a drunk asshole in the Amsterdam centrum, they've got a UK accent.
I have traded being a Gringo to being a Guiri....and I'm OK with that (because the few times it was used I defended myself in somewhat passable Spanish and then everything was cool)
A Spanish woman was detained at Luton airport and denied re-entry after a Christmas visit to Spain, even though she had been living and working in the UK with her family for years.
Trapped in the grey area of backlog and conflicting rules, like tens of thousands of EU citizens after Brexit, these cases are a recurring tale in post-Brexit Europe.
How does detaining a 34-year-old veterinary nursing apprentice living with her husband and in-laws in Bedfordshire, returning home after a trip to meet her sister’s baby, and in possession of a UK government document stating her right to work, contribute to “safe and secure” borders?
In Spain, a common reaction from readers commenting on the Spanish woman detained at Luton was to demand that British citizens should be treated in a reciprocal way.
Despite the hurdles and the constant targeting of foreigners by the Conservative government, more than 5 million EU citizens remain in the UK after applying to the settlement scheme.
Youth unemployment is still very high in Spain, and many young Spaniards still inquire about the almost closed route of work in the service industry in the UK, to learn English and acquire more skills.
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It is not the most elegant of sources, but it gives some explanation and cases. It also looks like it mostly effects second-home owners and tourists who have overstayed the 90-day period. In general, if applied for a residency, and lived in the EU for a while there is a small chance of being kicked out. Local conditions may apply, like a certain income in Spain.
No it's EU nationals who did ask for settled status, and are entitled to it, but the Brits still didn't get around to process the paperwork and apparently they're not able to figure it out on the spot, either. One would expect authorities to check whether something is pending and prioritise it before deporting someone. Maybe not a final decision but the border authority being able to say "yeah this looks fine on first sight go ahead they'll send you a letter later". If you're incompetent at least have the decency to be lenient.