Quote Originally Posted by Vindec View Post
My post was related to the hundreds of thousands entering the EU from Syria and beyond. Once they qualify for a EU passport through residency in say Germany they can enter and live in any EU country including the UK. This has nothing to do with the Schengen agreement meaning the UK are as likely to be affected as any other EU country. An EU passport granted in any EU country will entitle any migrant to settle anywhere in the EU including the UK.
You are quite correct, it's nothing to do with Schengen. It's do with the 2003 EU Directive on the status of non-EU nationals who are long-term residents, which the UK (and Ireland) is exempt from.