The "No" campaign for the Nice referendum suggested that enlargement is a threat to Ireland's interests, that it is a poor deal for the applicants and that it would lead to no less than a flood of immigration into Ireland. We must examine the social welfare benefits for immigrants to Ireland. Under EU law, immigrants to Ireland may import three months' worth of benefits from their country of origin while searching for a job here. Under EU law and European Court of Justice case law, immigrants can stay in a country for six months searching for a job but job seekers are not entitled to social welfare benefits in the member state in which they are looking for work. After six months, the legal status of the immigrant becomes very grey and he could potentially be repatriated to his home country. This arises because freedom of movement in the EU extends to workers, but to be classified as such one must have a job.