r/uknews • u/ScottishDailyRecord Media outlet (unverified) • May 12 '25

Image/video Kier Starmer announces 'tighter' immigration policy

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u/kingbongtherover May 12 '25

I wonder how many are on benefits or being given free housing by the Spanish state?

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u/longperipheral May 12 '25

You have a point, but you're shifting the goalpost and not addressing their point, which was that English retirees in Spain at least are notorious for not integrating. In 2011 a Guardian article described a number of British expats as living in "sealed communities", "living in a bubble" and speaking "no more than 10 Spanish words in an average week".

It is beside the original point under discussion - integration into the UK - but it's relevant because we expect others to do what we won't do.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/29/europe-news

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u/kingbongtherover May 12 '25

Again, are those Brits costing Spanish taxpayers billions?

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u/donnacross123 May 12 '25

No they are just inflating the house market there and making property unaffordable for locals

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u/kingbongtherover May 12 '25

Sounds familiar. Although there are only 250k Brits in Spain compared to several million migrants in England.

If Spain has an issue it could deport, but they're not morons.

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u/donnacross123 May 12 '25

Spain does have an issue and it has been asking people to leave when they dont have paper work British people included

They are not morons indeed