The Effect of Migration in the Britain’s European Union Exit Process

Year 2021, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 484 - 503, 31.12.2021

İsmail Hakkı İşcan

https://doi.org/10.33905/bseusbed.1027257

Abstract

After a painful application process, Britain, was admitted to the European Union (EU) together with Ireland and Denmark in 1973. It has always been a problem in terms of internal policy independence and transfer of some sovereign rights for the EU. Britain has succeeded in decoupling from many supranational and intergovernmental agreements put into effect by the EU. Brexit is the most permanent of this divergence. In the Brexit process, it is seen that immigration is used as a propaganda tool. Considering the statistics, it is understood that the problem regarding immigration for the Britain is due to immigrant mobility with other member countries of the Union rather than being outside the region. This study investigates the economic and security-based effects of migration in the EU and in the Britain, while also discussing the relationship between the Brexit process and the issue of migration. It is understood that both the EU countries and the Britain consider the social change that occurs with immigration as a security threat. Developed and target countries have to take all kinds of political measures to protect themselves against this threat and prevent migration, and moreover, they feel they have this right.

Keywords

Brexit, Migration, European Union, Syrian refugees.

İngiltere’nin Avrupa Birliğinden Ayrılış Sürecinde Göç Faktörünün Etkisi

Abstract

Sancılı bir başvuru sürecinden sonra 1973 yılında İrlanda ve Danimarka ile birlikte Avrupa Birliği (AB) üyeliğine kabul edilen İngiltere AB için, iç politika bağımsızlığı ve bazı egemenlik haklarının devri konularında her zaman sorun oluşturmuştur. İngiltere, AB’nin yürürlüğe koyduğu birçok ulus üstü ve hükûmetler arası anlaşmalardan kendini ayrıştırmayı başarmıştır. Brexit, bu ayrışmanın en kalıcısıdır. Brexit sürecinde göç konusunun yoğun bir şekilde propaganda aracı olarak kullanıldığı görülmektedir. İstatistiklere bakıldığında İngiltere için göç konusundaki sorunun bölge dışı olmaktan ziyade Birlik üyesi diğer ülkelerle olan göçmen hareketliliğinden kaynaklı olduğu anlaşılmaktadır. Bu çalışma göçün AB içerisinde ve İngiltere özelinde yarattığı ekonomik ve güvenlik kaynaklı etkilerini araştırırken, Brexit sürecinin göç konusu ile ilişkisini tartışmaktadır. Anlaşıldığı kadarıyla gerek AB ülkeleri ve gerekse İngiltere, göçle birlikte oluşan sosyal değişimi bir güvenlik tehdidi olarak ele almaktadırlar. Gelişmiş ve hedef ülkeler kendilerini bu tehdide karşı korumak ve göçü bir şekilde engellemek için her türlü politik tedbiri almak durumunda ve dahası bu hakka sahip hissetmektedirler.

Keywords

Brexit, Göç, Avrupa Birliği, Suriyeli Mülteciler.

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