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   From: Jack@nowhere.com   
      
   Gordon Levi  posted   
   >Jeßus  wrote:   
   >>On Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:43:05 +1000, Gordon Levi   
   >> wrote:   
   >>>I do not claim to have any idea of why the majority of voters   
   >>>supported Brexit although I fear it was xenophobia.   
   >>   
   >>That's a common problem/misconception with this issue. It's easy to   
   >>think the worst of those who hold a different point of view to oneself   
   >>and not give them credit for possessing critical thinking faculties.   
   >   
   >True but you have not provided any other motive for voting in favour   
   >of Brexit.   
      
   Immigration control. If you equate that with xenophobia that's your   
   problem.   
      
   >>>The irony is that   
   >>>the propaganda concentrated on the fear of refugees and those are   
   >>>likely to be more common if the U.K. is not protected by E.U   
   >>>countries.   
   >>   
   >>I guess we'll see in due course.   
   >   
   >Why would France continue to allow U.K. border control to operate in   
   >Calais after Brexit? It is the ideal opportunity to rid France of some   
   >refugee camps.   
      
   The UK-France border arrangement is a bilateral agreement and nothing to   
   do with the EU, so there is no reason to suppose it will change after   
   Brexit.   
      
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   Jack   
      
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