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[email protected] · January 23rd 17, 12:44 PM posted to uk.transport.london

On Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:59:49 +0000
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 10:40:46 on Mon, 23 Jan
2017, d remarked:
I think there's a *lot* more travel between the UK and the rest of
Europe.
And as there will be a soft intra-Ireland border, and an open Ulster-GB
border, there would be little point in inventing a new bureaucratic
obstacle to travel to/from Europe. The airports simply wouldn't have the
space for the gigantic Immigration areas that would be needed, nor would
there be the staff available.

Depends how it works. Something like ESTA which would be
pre-registered and recognised electronically on entry wouldn't require
substantial extra space if any.

Not so much in the airport, because it's a way of registering to use the
gates, and there would still need to be lots of new manual desks for all
those who hadn't pre-registered.

But it would require a big bureaucracy to process all the applications.
And, of course, the EU would need an equivalent bureaucracy to process UK
applications. It all seems rather pointless if nearly all applications
from EU citizens are likely to be automatically accepted by default.

In what sense would doing nothing "return control of our borders", which
a slim majority voted for?

The answer is fairly simple - pass a law that firms must hire uk citizens
in preference to foreign nations unless they can give a good reason why they
can't find a suitable candidate amongst the 60 million people on the island.

And permanent residents who haven't naturalised?

Tough. If they want to live here they either become citizens or put up with
being at the bottom of the list.

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Spud