Portugal wants Britain to welcome all EU migrants after Brexit


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  • Friday, 27 Jul 2018

Portugal's Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva arrives for the second day of a NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 12, 2018. Tatyana Zenkovich/Pool via REUTERS

LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal's foreign minister told Britain on Thursday it should keep its doors open to "construction workers and waiters" as well as high-end professional migrants after it leaves the European Union.

"I've had the opportunity to tell the home secretary that Portugal doesn't have a segmented view on people's movement," Augusto Santos Silva said when asked about Britain's plans to prioritise highly-skilled European migrants after Brexit.

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