The British have begin to talk about mass immigration as an aspect of a European depression. Home Secretary Theresa May says the government “work is ongoing” to restrict European immigration in the event of a financial collapse. People from throughout the EU, with the exception of new member countries such as Romania and Bulgaria, are able to work anywhere in the single market. It seems possibly that many countries, including Canada, might be targets of hard pressed workers if the job market collapses in places like Greece. The British appear to be concerned that if Greece was forced to leave the euro, it would effectively go bankrupt and millions could lose their jobs and consider looking for work abroad. The Telegraph newspaper says any possible crisis could spread quickly to other vulnerable countries such as Spain, Ireland and Portugal.
