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In Birmingham, England, which voted to leave the European Union, Mahmood Kafil, 42, left, who emigrated 12 years ago from Bangladesh, said, "This country before was very good. The people coming now are very different."

In Birmingham, England, which voted to leave the European Union, Mahmood Kafil, 42, left, who emigrated 12 years ago from Bangladesh, said, “This country before was very good. The people coming now are very different.”

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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Sikhs in Birmingham

Joga Singh, 75, left, and Steven Singh Jagpal, 39, worship at Sikh Gurdwara on Soho Road in Birmingham, England.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Clothing business in Birmingham

Clothing shop owner Rajesh Gupta, 44, says the drop in the British pound has hurt profits.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Birmingham students

Students leave school in Birmingham, England.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Cabdriver in Birmingham

Tejinder Singh, 59, works as a taxi driver in Birmingham, England.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Birmingham street

In the multiethnic city of Birmingham, the majority voted to leave the EU. Immigration was the key issue.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Birmingham resident

Pavitar Singh Doah, 60, center, voted to leave the EU.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Postal worker in Birmingham

Postal worker M.G. Gala walks past two Romanian women who were begging behind a supermarket in Birmingham, England. “It was never like this before,” Gala said. “I don’t think Britain is getting many qualified migrants.”

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

On Soho Road in Birmingham

Soho Road in Birmingham reflects the city’s multiethnic status.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Dress shop worker

Tamana Akther, 17, center, works at a dress shop on Soho Road. She has no problem with Britain leaving the EU.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Women on Soho Road

People make their way on Soho Road in Birmingham, England.

  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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