This is a serious issue that the EU must address.

[Laelth]

In the United States, we settled this issue in a case called Saenz v. Roe, and the SCOTUS decided in favor of the right to travel (as opposed to the State's right to deny benefits to immigrants). Some of the wealthier nations in Europe want to protect their right to discriminate against recent immigrants and want to dramatically reduce immigration. Our Federal system prohibits this kind of discrimination.

The EU faces a serious question, here, one that the United States settled in 1999 in favor of free travel and immigration between the states. Whether the EU wants to become more like the U.S., or more like a loose confederation, is the question. It will be very interesting to see how this plays out.

-Laelth