Lusochop's Point of View: "I got really upset yesterday upon hearing that over 10,000 portuguese illegals will be forced to leave within two weeks. They are told to pack up their things, sell properties and go back to Portugal----back to nothing. That is so heart wrenching.
I have lived in Portugal---for one and a half years. I know the conditions these people will be faced with. Portugal, although part of the European Union, is still considered the poorest nation in Europe. They are 50yrs in debt to the Union. Billions in debt.
People live in the poorest and delapitated homes while a small percentage live in well to do homes. There is an extreme gap between upper class Portuguese"
