Svalbard is as close as you can get to a place with open borders

Re:Svalbard is as close as you can get to a place with open ... by pilsetnieks on Thursday August 08, 2019 @03:24PM (#20647706)

Not really, no. One of the basic tenets of the EU single market is free movement of goods and people. Schengen agreement just removes border controls. UK has the freedom to stop any non-EU citizen from entering as it pleases but so does every other EU country, including the Schengen ones.

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Re:Svalbard is as close as you can get to a place with open ... by gambiting on Thursday August 08, 2019 @04:01PM (#20648074)

See my reply above - even with free movement, there's plenty of cases where you can deny someone entry. Right to free movement is not absolute, and UK is in a fantastic position because it can inspect every single person coming here, unlike for example Germany.

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Re:Svalbard is as close as you can get to a place with open ... by tathougies on Thursday August 08, 2019 @06:50PM (#20649694)

To clarify the united states system, states have rights to regulate commerce within their territories. So movement of goods is not in fact free. For example, California has border gates where they will sporadically check for and confiscate certain agricultural products.

Yes, the state that wants to be a sanctuary state has border gates and enforcement.

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Re:Svalbard is as close as you can get to a place with open ... by jotm on Thursday August 08, 2019 @04:49PM (#20648578)

Indeed, and it doesn't. Non-EU immigrants still outnumber EU immigrants.

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