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How Britain can take back control of immigration

The Times

Brexit must mean taking back control of Britain’s borders — and here is how.

Immigration ranked among the most emotive subjects of the referendum campaign. To the detractors on the Remain side, concerns over immigration amounted to nothing more than racism or xenophobia, but they are nothing of the kind.

Rather, the morphing of the free movement of labour established by the Treaty of Rome to the free movement of people established at Maastricht and confirmed at Lisbon is simply the clearest manifestation of the notion that we do not run our own country.

The overwhelming majority of Britons — emphatically including those who voted to Leave — feel absolutely no resentment towards workers or students from overseas, recognising and valuing the skills and experience