bill cobbett wrote:Kikapu wrote:Can someone tell me why opening any crossings at this point is so important.? What I mean is, if there's going to be a settlement soon, there won't be any crossings anymore. It will be a open country, so what's the big deal in spending time and energy in opening any crossings at this point which has been closed for the last 35 years. The only time opening any crossing now that would be important, if there isn't a settlement soon, and if that's the case, why are all these people giving each other "High Fives" for, for God sake. If the talks are going great, then within few months, the whole country will be open, unless that is not the case, and that there will be an official crossings between the north state and the south state after a settlement has been reached. Can someone please enlighten me on this one.!
It would be a worrying scenario if, in some peoples' eyes, these crossing points are intended to be permanent affairs, albeit without the dodgy "visa" pollocks.
Mind you, the EU wouldn't be too happy with any permanent check-points, gates, sentry-posts or barriers of any kind that would restrict in even the slightest degree the Free Movement of EU citizens.
That's my whole point.!
In the states, we too have "crossing points" between states where commercial vehicles will need to stop and show that they have a permit to operate in that particular state but private cars does not, although, everyone entering California, private or commercial vehicles need to go through a manned "check points" for agricultural inspection to prevent people bringing fruit from outer state that may have fruit flies that can be very damaging to the agricultural industry in California. Personal details are not checked at all. You may be asked if you are bringing any fruit with you, and you are on your way. Most states don't have any "check points" for private vehicles which means no stopping at all.