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jonbxx · 27-11-2017, 10:14

The status of the Good Friday Agreement is a tough one to negotiate. I saw a nice picture summarising the issues of immigration for start but here's an overview...

The GFA states that there must be free movement between the South and North. Stopping this will break the agreement and anger republicans
As part of the UK, there should be free movement between the North and Great Britain. Stopping this will anger unionists
As part of the EU, there must be free travel between the South and the rest of the EU. Stopping this will put Ireland in breach of the Maastricht Treaty
As part of Brexit, we might want to restrict immigration from the EU. Stopping this will annoy the 33% of Leave voters who cited immigration as the most important reason to leave

I honestly don't know where we can go from here without someone losing out

27-11-2017, 10:14	#953
jonbxx cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: #Plagueisland Age: 53 Services: VM VIP Pack Posts: 1,668	Re: Brexit discussion The status of the Good Friday Agreement is a tough one to negotiate. I saw a nice picture summarising the issues of immigration for start but here's an overview... The GFA states that there must be free movement between the South and North. Stopping this will break the agreement and anger republicans As part of the UK, there should be free movement between the North and Great Britain. Stopping this will anger unionists As part of the EU, there must be free travel between the South and the rest of the EU. Stopping this will put Ireland in breach of the Maastricht Treaty As part of Brexit, we might want to restrict immigration from the EU. Stopping this will annoy the 33% of Leave voters who cited immigration as the most important reason to leave I honestly don't know where we can go from here without someone losing out