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by biorach 1479 days ago
> Most people who voted, voted Tory and Brexit, they're majority positions.

Ok, maybe the assumption of xenophobia is unwarranted, but restricting of immigration was one of the main selling points of Brexit.

Also, the point about age holds - under 45's voted heavily in favour of Remain (as did London, Scotland and Northern Ireland)

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The few people I know who admit to voting for Brexit are all in their 70s and are pretty open about saying they did it to stop immigration.

The bizarre bit is that they are also perfectly OK with immigration from the EU its the "other kind" (direct quote) of immigrants they don't want.

Edit: This is about 4 people in total so entirely possible its not representative.