Yes it was the passage that Corby refers to that was, if my memory serves me correctly, the basis of my earlier post.
However, to take a pragmatic approach, which is probably more useful, there is not a cat in hell’s chance of either the UK or the remainder of the EU forcibly repatriating millions of people. There is simply no need and it would be of no overall benefit to either party. In addition to that, as Buenchico rightly points out, after our EU departure the UK will still be signatories to the ECHR. Bearing in mind that convention often prevents us deporting convicted rapists and murderers, there is little chance we would be able to expel a Lithuanian doctor or a Latvian nurse.
There has been widespread misrepresentation of Brexiteers’ views on immigration since the referendum. The Leavers are concerned about uncontrolled immigration not all immigration. They are concerned that a family of Romanians can arrive in the UK and live in the pedestrian subways under Marble Arch and nothing can be done to prevent that. But an Australian nurse or doctor with a job to come to and the means to support themselves can be denied entry because too many people from outside the EU have already settled here. It’s utter madness.
Corby is quite correct – nothing is cut and dried in the negotiations that will lay the foundation of our new relationship following our departure. That’s why I’ve avoided most “Brexit” questions for the past week or so as many of the suggestions that have surfaced are simply silly. However, if I had to gamble whether EU citizens would be repatriated I know where my money would go.