Sweden, Denmark add Border Checks to Stop Migrants, Schengen Agreement e...

http://www.newsbharati.com/ Sweden, Denmark add Border Checks to Stop Migrants, Schengen Agreement ended?

Sweden and Denmark Add Border Checks to Stem Flow of Migrants The continued flow of people along Europe’s migration trail, from Turkey and Greece to the Balkans to Scandinavia, faced new impediments on Monday as two of the northernmost destinations further tightened border controls in response to political, economic and logistical pressures. Sweden, once one of the most welcoming of nations for refugees, introduced new identity checks on Monday for travelers arriving from Denmark. Fearful that migrants who otherwise would pass through on their way to Sweden would now be unable to leave, Denmark swiftly moved to impose new controls on people traveling via its border with Germany. The moves by the two Scandinavian countries represented another step in the erosion of the ideal of borderless travel across most of the European Union, amid rising concerns about the costs imposed by the tide of migration and fears that terrorists are seeking to enter Europe masquerading as refugees. In recent months, Scandinavian countries, like other countries in Europe, have expressed increasing concern about the scale of the influx of migrants seeking to reach prosperous Northern European countries known for their generous welfare systems and for relatively welcoming attitudes. The arrival of migrants — roughly one million reached Germany last year alone, though a significant minority were from other parts of Europe rather than from Syria, Iraq and other conflict-ridden nations — has gradually led European countries from south to north to seek to stem the tide. Hungary built a razor-wire fence along its border to keep migrants out. Denmark has cut benefits to new arrivals by about 50 percent and has introduced tough language requirements for those seeking permanent residency. Finland has issued news releases in Arabic detailing additional restrictions, apparently with the aim of warning would-be asylum seekers that the country is not a paradise. Under the temporary border controls introduced Monday in Sweden, travelers to Sweden from Denmark will have to show valid identification with a photograph, like a passport, for the first time in more than half a century. The move raised the prospect of continuing delays in travel between the two nations, especially on the Danish side of the Oresund Bridge, a major link between Copenhagen, the Danish capital, and Malmo in southern Sweden, a popular gateway for migrants seeking to enter Sweden. The new border controls in Sweden are likely to present a hurdle to thousands of would-be asylum seekers, many of whom lack official documents. (The Oresund Bridge has also gained a foothold in popular culture, being at the center of the hit Scandinavian crime television series “The Bridge,” which starts with detectives from the two countries teaming up to investigate the murder of a woman whose body is found on the structure.) Continue reading the main story RELATED IN OPINION Op-Ed Contributor: Sweden's Self-Inflicted NightmareNOV. 13, 2015 Travel between Denmark and Germany has not required a passport since 2001 under the Schengen Agreement, which permits borderless movement across much of the European Union. The system has already been teetering in recent months as even its staunchest supporters such as Germany have erected temporary controls. German officials, while generally refraining from specific remarks about the Danish decision, expressed concern about the future of passport-free travel across Europe. An Interior Ministry spokesman, Johannes Dimroth, said the effect on migration north from Germany would “have to be watched very carefully.” Martin Schaefer, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said freedom of movement within the European Union was “perhaps one of the greatest achievements in the last 60 years.” He acknowledged, however, that the influx of migrants was putting enormous strains on the system.

Donald Trump first TV Ad Greatest Hits of His Campaign

http://www.newsbharati.com/ Donald Trump first TV Ad Greatest Hits of His Campaign.

Donald Trump's first TV ad is a greatest hits of his campaign's most controversial ideas

Donald Trump has managed to lead the Republican presidential race for months without running a single television ad. Now, with a few weeks left before the Iowa caucuses (where Trump is polling slightly behind Sen. Ted Cruz), he's finally taking to the airwaves — spending $2 million a week on TV ads in Iowa and New Hampshire. And this is his first ad:





The ad's script, as transcribed by CBS News:



TRUMP: I'm Donald Trump and I approve this message.



ANNOUNCER: The politicians can pretend it's something else, but Donald Trump calls it radical Islamic terrorism. That's why he's calling for a temporary shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until we can figure out what's going on. He'll quickly cut the head off ISIS and take their oil. And he'll stop illegal immigration by building a wall on our Southern border that Mexico will pay for.



TRUMP at rally: We will make America great again.



This is basically a "greatest hits" of the Trump proposals that have drawn the biggest outcries — not just from liberals and the media but from the Republican establishment. Trump's promise to "make Mexico pay for the wall" has been mocked by Jeb Bush; his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States was condemned not just by Bush but by Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio, at last month's Republican debate.



Trump's campaign appears to believe that this is what Republican voters really love about their candidate: that he's willing to do things in the name of protecting America that even other Republicans think go too far. This has been part of the Trump campaign from the beginning. But there were certainly other themes the campaign could have drawn on in its first ad to depict Trump as the truly independent candidate: talking about his success as a businessman, or hyping up his independence from wealthy donors or special interests. It's certainly worth noting that the campaign gravitated to the things that people who aren't Donald Trump fans are most likely to find offensive.



President Obama's boldest action on guns yet, explained

Oregon's milita standoff: News and updates

President Obama can't pardon Making a Murderer's Steven Avery

Ted Cruz tells Oregon’s militant protesters to “stand down peaceably”

The nationwide immigration raids targeting Central American families, explained

Militia antics aside, the mandatory minimum given to the Oregon ranchers is absurd