Agreed, its the brexxers who are hoist by their own petard of xenophobia on this oneLots of of EU immigrants who applied for indefinite right to remain had been here many years, 10, 15, 20 years.
3 million of them applied for settled status which requires living here over 5 years.
Many of them have made the U.K. their home, are in relationships often with Brits, have settled with a house, family, career.
Lots of EU people that came to work here are highly educated people in high powered, technical jobs……they contribute a huge amount to our economy