Rejected petition EU citizens already living in the UK should be granted permanent residency

As an EU citizen who has lived here for 11 years, I was emotionally and morally battered not to be given the right to vote on a referendum that directly affects my life. We would like to kindly ask the UK Government not to use us as bargaining chips during the negotiations with the EU leaders.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/136668

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Date submitted 6 July 2016
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