I think I have a solution for preventing the "illegal" inflow of any and every species into this country - or for that matter any country: Clingfilm. Yes, clingfilm. Wrapping the whole country with clingfilm would certainly ensure that no one from outside the country, no non-native, whether human or insect, would gain entry. I thought of bubble wrap, but I think clingfilm is better!
We have this country right now dealing with the death of 39 Chinese immigrants and Inns (invasive non-native species). So not only are human beings entering the country, even wasps, plants and insects too! How dare they! Back in India we have the NRC being brought into action to "weed out" illegal immigrants! In South Africa, so far there was animosity against the white population who stayed on after the apartheid. But now there is hatred against coloured fellow Africans too! (The Times, 25 October 2019). Trump is praising his 'wall' built to keep away Mexicans and God-knows-who. Not sure what is happening in China, because it already has a sort of clingfilm in place (at least on media). Britain, a country which prides itself in being one of the world's leading brains, is entertaining the world - and itself - with this Brexit drama! If leaving the EU was the most sensible things to do, come 3 years have come and gone and the country no better than when the result of the referendum was announced?
I also understand that no country would like to be treated as a doormat, letting everyone walk-in and demand a better life. That's the other extreme. So is the fanatic fear of the non-native! Letting in only those who can afford to pay or those who will benefit the local economy or toe the line of the ruling party is a very narrow and highly selfish access.
So the most practical solution: clingfilm. Security assured! Only problem is the same as with a fortress wall: Just like it prevents those outside from coming in, it also makes those within prisoners!
We have this country right now dealing with the death of 39 Chinese immigrants and Inns (invasive non-native species). So not only are human beings entering the country, even wasps, plants and insects too! How dare they! Back in India we have the NRC being brought into action to "weed out" illegal immigrants! In South Africa, so far there was animosity against the white population who stayed on after the apartheid. But now there is hatred against coloured fellow Africans too! (The Times, 25 October 2019). Trump is praising his 'wall' built to keep away Mexicans and God-knows-who. Not sure what is happening in China, because it already has a sort of clingfilm in place (at least on media). Britain, a country which prides itself in being one of the world's leading brains, is entertaining the world - and itself - with this Brexit drama! If leaving the EU was the most sensible things to do, come 3 years have come and gone and the country no better than when the result of the referendum was announced?
I also understand that no country would like to be treated as a doormat, letting everyone walk-in and demand a better life. That's the other extreme. So is the fanatic fear of the non-native! Letting in only those who can afford to pay or those who will benefit the local economy or toe the line of the ruling party is a very narrow and highly selfish access.
So the most practical solution: clingfilm. Security assured! Only problem is the same as with a fortress wall: Just like it prevents those outside from coming in, it also makes those within prisoners!
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