http://www.bbc.

com/news/business-36083664
http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/gbr/ (britains exports)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/eureferendum/12176663/EU-Facts-how-muchdoes-Britain-pay-to-the-EU-budget.html (britain money to eu)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_of_the_European_Union#EU-28_contributions_.282014.29
(budget of eu and money paid by member states)
https://fullfact.org/immigration/eu-migration-and-uk/ (immigration in/out of uk)
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34131911 (refugee crisis, migration on europe)
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We oppose the June 23rd referendum vote and affirm that remaining in the EU is much more
beneficial for Britain. We will discuss these benefits in the areas of
Immigration
Healthcare
Single market and jobs
Regulations
1. Immigration strengthens Britains economy.
Brexit supporters argue that immigrants who are willing to work for lower wages take domestic
jobs away from Britains citizens. However, more people in the country results in higher demand
for goods and services, which actually opens up more jobs. Additionally, there is more human
capital and more skills present to fulfill the rest of the citizens needs, such as in the hospitals of
the NHS (I will elaborate on this later). The refugees of the so-called European refugee crisis
contributes to this rise in demand and human capital and consequential job openings, especially
since the biggest percentage of non-EU nationals come to Britain to study--they wont be a
threat to jobs. European immigrants who arrived in the UK since 2000 contributed more than
20bn to the economy between 2001 and 2011, rewarding the country with valuable human
capital and vital skills that would have cost the UK 6.8bn in education.
European immigrants in the UK have paid more in taxes (64%) than they received in benefits, which
helped to relieve the fiscal burden of UK workers and helped with the finance of public services.
Immigrants who arrived since 2000 were 43% less likely than natives to receive state benefits or
tax credits, and 7% less likely to live in social housing. Immigrants are vital to Britains economic
success, but native workers are still more protected in their job security and wellbeing.
2. British healthcare benefits from membership in the EU.
If lower-earning non-EU workers were to be deported, the shortage of nurses in the UK would worsen,
and the NHS would have to spend millions on recruitment. Around 17,000 nurses and 10,000 hospital
doctors are from EU countries and they may be inclined to leave if they are required to secure visas or
work permits. The NHS may suffer financially if the wider economy is hit by a Brexit. Leave
campaigners say money which currently goes to Brussels could be diverted to the health service if the UK
was outside Europe but the head of NHS England claimed this would only be enough to fund it for 19
days a year. We need the EU to keep our healthcare strong--and isnt that one of the biggest portions in
our national pride?

3. Britains economy thrives off the single market.

Around 3.5 million British jobs are directly linked to British membership of the European Unions
single market 1 in 10 British jobs. Leaving the EU will cut Britains worker supply--estimated at
820,000 jobs soon after Brexit, and 950,000 by the time of 2020. Furthermore, Ill look at Brexits
impacts on a few specific occupations:
a) scientists:
Between 2007 and 2013, UK universities received a net total of 3.4bn (2.6bn) to put towards
research projects from the central EU budget at a time when the Government was cutting
funding. This suggests that scientists would find it harder to secure funding for their research in
the event of a Brexit. More than half of the UKs research output last year was also the result of
international collaboration made easier by free movement in the EU.
b) farmer, food producer
More than half of all British food and farming exports end up in the EU -- leaving it could prove
costly for Britains food exporters, especially due to the prospect of new tariffs on British goods
to protect their markets.
c) I had also mentioned understaffing of the NHS previously in the healthcare section.
d) corporations
Large corporations and banks rely on the single market across the EU to do more profitable
trade without tariffs and trade regulations. The London Stock Exchange is the most international
stock exchange and the largest in Europe. 75% of Fortune 500 companies have offices in
London. However, these corporations are likely to move out of Britain and into another EU
country if Brexit is enforced--crippling Britains economy.
4. EU-wide regulations benefit all of Britain and re-implementing them after Brexit is far from
guaranteed.
a) European Working Time Directive
The directive limits the maximum amount of time that employees in any sector can work to 48
hours each week and sets minimum requirements for rest periods and annual leave, supporting
the health and safety of workers across the EU.
b) Furthermore, equal pay for men and women is enshrined in EU law, as are bans on
discrimination by age, race or sexual orientation.
c) The EU places environmental regulations that protect the environmental sanctity of
Britain and other countries across Europe. For example, the Water Framework Directive aims
for the cleanliness of rivers, lakes, ground and coastal waters; and the Birds Directive and the
Habitats Directive are pieces of legislation for the protection of EU biodiversity and natural
habitats. Furthermore, as mentioned in scientific research portion earlier, the EU funds
extensive research into sustainable and clean energy. In January 2014, the EU agreed to a 40%
emissions reduction by 2030, compared to 1990 levels, and a 27% renewable energy target.
The target is the most ambitious of any region in the world, and is expected to provide 70,000
full-time jobs and cut 33bn in fossil fuel imports. In 2015, the EU launched the Framework
Strategy for Energy Union as one of the EUs top 10 priorities, to bring about the transition to a
low-carbon, secure and competitive economy.

Brexit will cost Britain millions of jobs and workers, and cause a severe blow to our economy.
We ought to remain in the EU so that the British economy can continue to be a superpower that
can compete on the world stage.
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>1 in 10 jobs is linked to the EU (looking at you, mr. banker)- leaving will destroy more jobs than
it will open up (by deported immigrants)

4. Harder to get back in than to leave

-can decide to leave later if conditions worsen
-after initial brexit vote, markets crashed