Brexit: Repercussões No Fluxo Migratório Da União Europeia No Reino Unido

Abstract

This research analyzes the consequences of Brexit on migration from the European Union to the United Kingdom, addresses the main international migration theories, and examines the social changes, policies and migration practices in the United Kingdom after Brexit. The objective of the dissertation is to evaluate the social impacts of Brexit on the migratory flow of the European population in the United Kingdom, before and after it is implemented. To promote the research, a hemerographic survey was initially carried out that analyzed editions of The Guardian newspaper between the period 2016 and 2019, providing relevant insights into how Brexit was perceived and reported in different periods, pointing out that the problematization of migration was a key and driving question for the realization of this phenomenon. In relation to the impact assessment itself, two databases that have official data were used, the Migration Observatory and the Office for National Statistics, with a restriction on the data range between the years 2016 and 2022, which allows us to discuss the changes for European migrants before and after Brexit. To carry out the impact assessment, the following indicators were defined to measure the impact: immigration, emigration, net migration, employment, labor sectors and university enrollments in the United Kingdom. As a result, the comparison of data before and after Brexit demonstrates that the phenomenon directly affected the migration patterns, employment, studies and emigration decisions of European Union citizens, causing a reduction in general migration and favoring the migration of certain groups. to the detriment of others.