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有傳聞稱在歐洲的移民不工作而申請社會補貼，掏空了所在國的資源，而歐洲委員會公佈的資料反駁了該觀點。保羅·亨利報導。
該委員會稱沒有工作的歐洲移民占了歐洲人口的近1%，稱儘管過去十年來總的移民人數增加了，但儘管所在國的失業率大增，而失業移民的比例卻下降了。資料顯示大多數沒有工作的移民是學生、領養老金的退休者和需要照顧的孩子，大多數移民的家庭至少有一個工作者。這篇報導的結論是，歐洲各國間的移民者所交納的稅額比所獲得的補貼和服務要多。
英國首相的發言人稱，人們對政府所謂的福利旅遊表現出普遍的擔心，不過這是可以理解的。他說英國政府正與歐洲其他國家一道，努力阻止移民專為獲得社會福利而來。有的英國報刊今天稱英國共有60萬失業的外國歐洲公民，歐洲委員會稱這個資料顯然不對。
英國政府部分關門已經持續14天了，總統奧巴馬準備在白宮會見國會領導人，希望就結束關門進行更多會談。白宮發表聲明稱原定的會議已經推遲，這樣參議院就有更多時間來協商。兩黨領導人的助手告訴BBC目前尚未達成協議，但在當天早些時候，奧巴馬促成了較積極的一場會議。
目前參議院已經取得了一些進展，共和黨承認進展並非無懈可擊，並不明智，對美國人來說，讓美國違約是糟糕的。能夠承認我們不能一次性彌合兩黨的分歧，這就是進步。
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The European Commission has released figures rejecting claims that migrants with in Europe are draining their host countries resources by avoiding work and claiming social benefits, with details here's Paul Henley.
The commission says European migrants without work make up less than 1% of the EU's population, it also says that while overall migration has increased over the last decade, the proportion of migrants without work has decreased despite big rises in unemployment rates in hosted countries. Its figure suggests that most migrants not working are students, pensioners or caring-for children, and the majority share a house with at least one person in work. The reports conclusion is that inter-EU migrants pay significantly more in taxes than they get in benefits and services.
A spokesman for the British Prime Minister has insisted there is widespread and understandable concern about what his government calls benefit tourism. He said the UK government was working with other EU countries to stop migrants surviving specifically to get social welfare payments. Some British newspapers today claimed there as many as 600,000 unemployed foreign European citizens in the UK - a figure that the European commission says it's quite simply wholly wrong.
President Obama is to meet congressional leaders at the White House for more talks aimed at the ending the partial government shutdown currently in its 14th day. A statement from the White House said planned meeting has now been postponed to allow the Senate more time to negotiate. Aids to the leaders of both parties have told the BBC there no closure of a deal, but speaking earlier in the day, Mr. Obama struck a more positive met.
There has been some progress on the Senate side, with Republicans recognizing it's not tenable, it's not smart, it's not good for the American people to let America default. There has been some progress in recognizing that we're not going to be able to completely bridge the differences between the parties all at once.
