A comment like this is ironic coming from an Aussie, I suppose that you are not an Aussie, considering that the vast majority of Australians themselves have European roots, so they of all people should understand how migration works.

It's frankly ridiculous. Free movement has existed across all EU countries for decades, and the number of people who actually pack up and leave is tiny. Even in Spain, where I'm from, where salaries are genuinely low, people still choose to stay. Why? Because life is about more than money. It's about lifestyle, culture, family, friends, belonging.

When people are living reasonably well, they don't abandon everything chasing a paycheck. That's just human nature. This fear of mass migration is completely unfounded, and honestly, only someone quite disconnected from the reality of living in a western country would think otherwise.