[fscherer]

could anyone elaborate why exactly the referendum was mostly a vote on migration? I myself think that view (which is the basis of the article) is too limited

[jbb555]

It wasn't. The press just decided to present it this way. It was a vote on sovereignty of the UK of which control on migration was one small part.

[whamlastxmas]

The pro-leaving group supposedly used a lot of anti-immigration sentiment to win over voters. I infer from this that being part of the EU forced immigration upon the UK that the people of the UK did not want. I could be wrong.