Post-Brexit World: The Fog Lingers
July 6, 2016
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By: Janis M. Bailey
What seems like another lifetime ago now, but really just about 10 days ago, the United Kingdom woke up to news that shocked almost everyone who lived here, regardless of the side they supported. In my view, it shocked the world to be sure, but the level of shock felt by people living in Britain created a kind of fog over the country that has yet to lift. The day after the vote, there was a very odd atmosphere. Around me, people were quiet until there was a burst of surprise or anger and chatter… then quiet again. Since that day, it has been difficult for me to focus on almost any other topic related to immigration aside from Brexit. Indeed, I wanted to think of a different topic to blog on but I myself am still clouded by the fog that is the post-Brexit world.
In my position, I have been asked a number of questions by people around the world in the last week. It is a topic of conversation we can’t escape.
- What will happen next? We don’t know.
- Will the UK really leave the EU? Will they find a way to stop it? We don’t know.
- How will immigration be controlled once the UK leaves the EU? We don’t know.
- Will there be free movement? We don’t know.
- How are people feeling? We don’t know. The country is split on regional lines and generational lines.There are splits within families, within towns. It is tense and emotional.
