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by pjc50 3385 days ago
Not to mention Gibraltar - everyone's overlooked this tiny rock, but Gibraltar is entirely dependent on EU freedom of movement and voted very heavily remain. It's not a coincidence that there was a Gibraltar diplomatic mission to the SNP conference, although I'm not entirely clear what they wanted other than solidarity against Brexit.

Maybe Spain would let in Scotland and claim Gibraltar as their own?

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Spain is already claiming Gibraltar as its own.

Is just that not the UK neither the people in Gibraltar want that. But yes, Gibraltar could face some problems when the UK leave the UE.

Why would they claim it as their own if the population is not Spanish?
Short version: look at a map.

Long version: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputed_status_of_Gibraltar

If the population does not want to be part of the country, one cannot just annex the territory in the modern times.
Correct. That said, if the UK leaves the EU, and freedom of movement goes away, the opinions of Gibraltar's residents may change fairly rapidly.