Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
Not sure where you get this from, but this is a common misconception. Freedom of movement doesn't mean anyone from any part of the EU can come into Britain and do what they like. Immigrants that are EU citizens need a promise of work in order to be able to live here - they can't simply turn up and hope to find a job. They are also excluded from receiving benefits for a qualifying period, so they can't come over here and get their hands on money (different rules for asylum seekers, but we're not talking about them).
Also, an EU citizen out of work for 3 months in a country of which they are not a citizen (maybe passport holder too, don't know) can be legally sent back to their own country. Austria is an example of a country which enforces this rule pretty heavily by all accounts.
Basically, if there are issues with immigration of EU citizens in the UK, it's because of failings at our end which our government are in a position to sort out.