Brexit, Borders, and Britain's Decline: Despite the Far Rights Denials, Leaving the EU Has Fuelled Migrant Crossings and Economic Woes - Dorset Eye

Brexit, Borders, and Britain's Decline: Despite the Far Rights Denials, Leaving the EU Has Fuelled Migrant Crossings and Economic Woes - Dorset Eye

When the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016, the promise was simple: “Take back control” of borders, laws, and trade. Yet nearly a decade later, that decision continues to reverberate in unexpected and often unwelcome ways. Two prominent and seemingly separate issues, an increase in small boat migrant crossings and a stagnating UK economy, can both be traced back, in significant part, to the aftershocks of Brexit. Part I: How Brexit Fu…