Thursday, 8 March 2012

Thursday, March 08, 2012 10:36 AM


Subject: mass migration of Eurozone unemployed

Sir,
The joint committee on the government's National Security Strategy (NSS) warns of the collapse of the Euro but seriously underestimates the crisis already upon us. They say that the partial or complete collapse of the currency "could" lead to an increase in economic migrants between EU states when in fact this is already happening on a large scale.

Even here in Northumberland employment offices have noticed a surge in Spanish job seekers. With 17 million unemployment in the Euro-zone and 23 million in the EU (all of whom have the right to cross our borders and seek work here) this tidal wave consequence of the failed Euro could destroy even those economies which are outside the Euro.

This is a grave and imminent danger, not something Ministers can take time considering. Breaking EU treaties on "free movement" will be preferable to millions of unemployed Europeans competing with British youth for what few jobs our (relative) economic success might supply.

Yours etc

RA

Stocksfield,