UK Brexit, questions from an American

[Dystopia]

That was the original idea... But... It's not working that well. Poorer states continue poorer and the EU organizations are dominated by the most powerful (economically and politically) states like Germany, France, etc.[...]

Wait... What? The "brexiters" trumpet all the time about UK being no 5 economy in the world (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_co..._(nominal)
http://www.investopedia.com/articles/inv...nomies.asp)

and you're telling me, that it can't have its voice heard in the EU, because it's not powerful enough?....
LOL... Well - which is it?

It's just bullsh*t, IMHO. Xenophobia is in fashion right now, thanks to ISIS and such, so the nationalistic politicians have been able to grab the opportunity, stir the paranoia and become visible again.

Yeah - I keep hearing about excessive immigration and stuff and yet every London restaurant I've worked in for the past 10 years has been desperate for kitchen staff, to the point where they pay £500-£1000 to anyone, that will recommend a friend to work there for 3 months. Where are those hordes of migrant workers from EU, looking to steal the jobs... that the native Brits evidently don't want to do?

I have no idea how things are in the UK except for what I see in the news. I speak as someone from a poorer EU country who feels that in the last decade my country hasn't benefited much from the EU's austerity measures and the euro crisis.

It should be noted that the UK entered the EU with specific conditions and some rules from the EU treaty don't apply to them equally (for example, they have their own currency) - I think this shows beforehand that the UK never had a huge will to enter the EU in the first place. I have no idea how British people feel.


The European comission, which is the EU's most significant and powerful institution is moved primarily by economic variables, namely corporations (like it happens everywhere else in the world) - Which is strongly connected with Europe's strongest economies.

About immigrants, I have no idea how British people feel, really - I just speak as someone form a poorer country - People are tired of austerity, shitty minimum wage jobs and the same politicians over and over and over again. I think Europe is in a crisis but it's just not an economic/financial one, it's a cultural/political/social crisis. 

Hopefully it will all be fixed in the future.

BTW, it should be noted Brexiters do mention how strong the UK's economy is but as an argument to support brexit.