The Local: Two-thirds of Germans want end to open borders
Germans appear to be losing faith in the idea of a borderless Europe, as the results of a poll published on Tuesday showed that two-thirds would prefer the government to end the Schengen free-movement zone.
The survey by French pollsters Ifop found that while 60 percent of Italians were against Schengen - an agreement which allows people to travel within the EU without showing a passport - across the Rhine the number of French people wanting borders closed was as high as 72 percent.
It shows that the terror attacks in Brussels and Paris "stoked the feeling that things have escalated out of control," Ifop opinion research director Jérôme Fourquet told the Süddeutsche Zeitung.
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WNU Editor: I suspect that the numbers are actually higher. From my own experience I have learned that many Europeans are open to helping immigrants .... until it impacts them, their pocketbooks, and their community. The Schengen free-movement zone was and is a good idea .... until German Chancellor Merkel told the world that Germany's borders were open and that they would accept refugees/migrants from around the world. The resulting rush of people to Europe has changed everything, and this crisis is not going to end.
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