Before coming to Europe, I did not understand how being a member country of the EU made many things much easier for those countries citizens. Any EU citizen can work or travel easily to another EU country without problem. I often heard that Brexit could be very detrimental to the young adults in Britain, but I did not fully understand this.
After Britain leaves the European Union, graduating students will have their job opportunities in Europe drastically cut down, as they will now have to obtain a visa in order to work outside of the country. This creates barriers that previously were never a problem.
Another problem that will arise, one which I can relate to even more, is that university students will not be able to study in another EU country as easily. Britain is known for having the highest university rates out of all the EU and many students choose to study in another country in order to save money. Once Brexit is final, those student will be subjected to international student rates which will raise the cost of school, and they will also have to obtain a visa.
For young adults, Brexit will make it much harder for them to study and work where they please. Their ability to move to countries like France, which is less than 50 kilometers away, is now remarkably restricted. To put this in perspective, I try to view this problem as if one of the US countries decided to leave America. This would be like Maine no longer being a part of the US. Anyone living in Maine would have to obtain a visa just to travel, work, or study in another state, and the same would go for anyone trying to work or study in Maine.
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