My mother is crying this morning. You might think this is an overreaction, even if she is a staunch Remain voter. But the reason she’s crying is because she is an EU immigrant.
She was born in Germany, has lived in the UK for over 20 years, and loves it here. She married a British man and raised two children here. Here is where she works, teaching children with autism and learning difficulties.
And this morning, over half the UK gave the message that it doesn’t want people like her here, purely because of where she was born, and where her parents are from.
I hope Brexiters are okay with that. I hope that in the months to come, they remember what they did yesterday. Most of all, I hope to god they’re proud of themselves, because they’ve made me ashamed to be British.
To anyone who voted Leave
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