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# Majority of voters want 'common sense' approach to immigration with Brexit
- URL: https://www.frontlinepolicy.org.uk/blog/gb-voters-want-common-sense-immigration/
- Published: 2026-10-22T08:30:01.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T08:30:01.000Z
- Description: BMG polling I commissioned in 2017 found 76% of voters wanted EU citizens convicted of crimes removed, and 52% the long-term unemployed.
- Author: Mev Brown
- Tags: Immigration, Brexit, Polling, #pre-2026

*Originally reported by the Daily Express, 13 June 2017*

In June 2017 the Daily Express published an exclusive on BMG polling I commissioned during the general election campaign, just as Brussels was demanding sweeping rights for EU citizens in the UK. Voters wanted Britain to decide who stays: 76 per cent said EU citizens convicted of crimes should be removed, 52 per cent said the same of long-term unemployed EU citizens claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, and 46 per cent felt those claiming in-work benefits should apply for a visa. The message was simple common sense: if you come here to work and contribute, you are welcome; controlling immigration does not mean being anti-immigration.

Read the original article: [Express.co.uk](https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/816762/brexit-news-2017-latest-immigration-eu-citizens?ref=frontlinepolicy.org.uk)