▁“ comple t ely ▁failed ▁to ▁grasp ▁the ▁problem ” ▁of ▁illegal ▁imm igration . ▁Smith ▁opposed ▁allowing ▁imm igr ant ▁women ▁who ▁had ▁British ▁citizens hip ▁to ▁bring ▁in ▁their ▁partners . ▁ ▁Smith ' s ▁views ▁on ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁Eu ros cept ic ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁especially ▁after ▁the ▁Ma astr icht ▁Tre aty . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁war ned ▁that ▁the ▁EU ▁was ▁becoming ▁too ▁federal ist , ▁stating ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Jane ' s ▁Def ence ▁Week ly ▁that ▁“ the ▁$ 6 4 , 0 0 0 ▁question ▁is ▁how ▁we ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁pre dat ory ▁attitude ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁as ▁it ▁tries ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁defence … We ’ re ▁not ▁against ▁the ▁EU , ▁but ▁it ▁doesn ’ t ▁have ▁to ▁run ▁everything ”. ▁This ▁view ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁policy ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁dec ades ▁with ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁Britain ▁should ▁be ▁“ in ▁Europe ▁but ▁not ▁run ▁by ▁Europe ". ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁married ▁twice , ▁first ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁An the a ▁H igg ins ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁three ▁children , ▁a ▁son , ▁Russell , ▁and ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁Anton ia . ▁They ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁following ▁his ▁wife ' s ▁affair ▁with ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁fellow ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁Tim ▁Fort esc ue ,