immigration and legal issues

Speech given by Véronique Martin at the European Parliament on Wednesday 10th October 2018 in Brussels

26th September 201925th September 2019 by In Limbo Project

After two horrific world wars, that decimated both my country and my family I was brought up with a deep love for the European Peace Project. I grew up to become a real anglophile and arrived in Britain at the age of 20 with the very first Erasmus exchange in 1984.

An Italian/American’s Story

10th June 201823rd November 2017 by In Limbo

Here’s what’s happening to me. I think it comes under the heading of “anxiety” with a large dollop of anger and sense of betrayal thrown in. The uncertainty about my future…

A Briton of Italian and Ukrainian roots’ story

10th June 20181st November 2017 by In Limbo

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Firstly I must explain that I’m very fortunate and privileged that I don’t have the Brexit Sword of Damocles over my own head. I live in the UK and am British by birth so my rights here are unaffected. Thanks to my Italian mamma I am also Italian so I remain an EU citizen. It’s a little complicated but my children also have the right to dual nationality through blood line and my husband through marriage.

H. S.’s Story

3rd February 201824th June 2017 by In Limbo

I came to the UK nearly two years ago and have lived in Bristol ever since. I fell in love with the place and the people almost immediately, and it didn’t take very long before I began to put down roots and started thinking that maybe I could picture a future in this country.