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Originally Posted by nomadking
So how do illegal immigrants get into the EU in the first place? They currently get into the UK from France and Ireland. The EU is the biggest threat to the integrity of the UK border.
Imposing a customs union comes from Ireland via the EU. The UK and NI will not get a say on any changes. Strange that all the people complaining about Trump wanting to ensure the integrity of the US border, are pretty much the same ones complaining about the integrity of the EU border.  |
I’ve no issue with the USA controlling migration effectively if it’s done in a humane way. Hell even the left wing part of me likes large state funded projects. It’s not an effective way to do it though - given it’ll be a fence for the most part a Mexican with wire cutters is on his way. It’s a big expensive dog whistle to his racist supporters.
Nor am I complaining about the integrity of the EU border - we voted to leave and establish a border - I don’t see why they should make it easier for us to do so by allowing us to ignore our obligations to prevent smuggling over the border.
I really don’t know why people who understand the dangers of the movement of people over borders so well can’t understand the dangers of the illegal supply of cheap, substandard goods.