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@Señor_Bear didn't exclude the working classes of the migrant's states did he?
I know many Hungarians (here in the uk) who were vocal about Tesco's expansion into their home country. The free market gave the British company a green light to first decimate local independent retailing there, then the wages.
Nationalism though, is basically never helpful IMHO.
miro_o
This is an inherently nationalist proposition, as it prioritises 'our working classes' over anyone who would come here to work. Why should I have any more affinity with an 'English' person than a 'Polish' person or an 'Romanian' person? What is the moral argument to prevent people coming here outside of nationalism?
The real issue is effective enforcement of workers rights and the minimum / living wage.