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The U.K.'s Mixed Messages on Migration After Brexit

The issue is a key consideration in talks with the EU.
Source: Eddie Keogh / Reuters

British ministers added more confusion Thursday about the fate of EU citizens in the U.K. the day after Brexit.  

It began with an op-ed in the by Amber Rudd, the U.K. home secretary, who the country’s goal was to “control migration from the EU while still attracting the best and brightest.” British businesses have the government to reconsider its position on tightening immigration rules to the U.K., noting “workers from across

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