EU citizens living in the UK have spoken of their disbelief, heartbreak and fear following the leaking of a Home Office document setting out post-Brexit immigration proposals.Workers in both highly skilled and low-skilled jobs who contacted the Guardian said they now felt they lived in a “hostile environment” with no trust the government would allow them stay in the country beyond Brexit.

Alexandrine Kantor, a French engineer in Oxford, said: “I almost regret coming and settling in the UK. Professionally it was a good move but not on a personal level. If I had known that in the future I would only be allowed to stay for three years I would not have come.” The tone of the document has left a strong impression with EU citizens that the Home Office cannot even be trusted to secure the lifetime rights of those already settled in the country, despite negotiations in Brussels for a deal.(theguardian)…[+]