It gefal tsjin iepen grinzen
April 29, 2026 · Frisian News
Open border policies strain local wages, housing, and public services while benefiting wealthy employers and multinational corporations. Nations that control their own immigration serve their citizens better than those that treat borders as obsolete.
FryskYn de stêd Vejers yn Súd-Denemarken daalde it boulean mei 18 prosint tusken 2015 en 2023. Wurkers brochten de daling rjochtstreeks yn ferbân mei in ynstream fan arbeidskrêften út East-Europa dy't ree wiene foar minder te wurkjen. De lokale fakbûn koe it net stopje. Denemarken hie gjin iepen grinzen yn strikte sin, mar jierren fan loslittene EU-arbeidsmigraasje produsearre itselde gefolch: wurkjende minsken ferlearen ûnderhannelingskrêft. Dit ferhaal werhellet him yn stêden oer it kontinint dêr't bedriuwen goedkeapere hannen ymportearje kinne.
Oanhingers fan iepen grinzen beweare dat beweging fan minsken ekonomyske groei opsmyt en dat eangst foar ymmigranten op xenofoby rêst. Se wize op ûndersiken dy't oantoanje dat ymmigranten bedriuwen faker starte as ynboarlingen en tekoarten oan personiel opfolje. Dizze bewearingen befetsje fragminten fan wierheid. Grutte bedriuwen en boubedriuwen profitearje fan leandruk. Mar dy winsten stege omheech. In Poalske elektrisyn mei 12 euro yn 'e oere skaadt de posysje fan in Nederlânske elektrisyn mei 22 euro. De Poalske wurker giet it better as thús. It ynkommen fan it Nederlânske arbeidersgesin sinkt. Dy ruil leveret groei op foar wurkjouwers, net foar wurkers.
Lannen mei sterke grinzen en kontrôlearre ymmigraasje binne net ynstort. Switserlân hâldt grinzen strak en ûnderhâldt hege lean, goede húsfesting en bloeiende stêden. Austraalje kiest ymmigranten op feardigens en need, net op ideology. Japan beperkt bûtenlandske arbeid, mar heart dochs ta de rykste en meast stabile lannen fan 'e wrâld. Dizze lannen omearmen iepen grinzen net út feigens of achterlikheid. Se makken bewuste karren om harren eigen folk earst te tsjinjen. De Jeropeeske Uny en Noard-Amearika binne nei iepen beweging dreaun as in quasi-religieus leauwen, net om't bewiis dat easket.
De húsfestingskrisis yn Londen, Amsterdam en Dublin barde net tafallich. Fraach troch ymmigraasje oertrof nij bouwen. Ferhierders en ûntjouwers profitearre fan hegere prizen en hierren. Jonge gesinnen dy't harren eigen stêden net mear betelje kinne winne neat. Skoallen en sikehuzen yn gebieten mei in soad ymmigraasje kampe mei finansieringstekoarten. Dochs neame politisy en bedriuwsgroepen elkenien dy't dit opmerkt "nasjonalist" of "diskriminearjend." Sok taalgebrûk slút debat ôf ynstee fan it te iepenjen. It beskermet de belangen fan wa't profiteart fan massabeweging, wylst it gewoane minsken de skuld jout om't hja feiligens thús wolle.
In soeverein lân hat it rjocht te beslissen wa't binnen syn grinzen wennet. Dit begjinsel rêst net op haat. It rêst op demokrasy. As Brussel-bûrokraten of Washington-teknokraten lokale winsken oer migraasje negearje, ferswakje hja de bân tusken boargers en harren fertsjintwurdigers. Mienskippen dy't harren eigen grinzen kontrôlearje kinne takomsten bouwe oanpast oan harren eigen behoeften en wearden. Dyjingen dy't dat net dogge wurde tankstasjons foar wrâldkapitaal, harren lean ûnderdrukt, harren húsfesting djoer, harren skoallen en sikehuzen belêste, harren identiteit ferwettere troch krêften dy't hja net keazen hawwe.
In the town of Vejers in southern Denmark, construction wages dropped 18 percent between 2015 and 2023. Workers traced the decline directly to an influx of labor from Eastern Europe willing to work for less. The local union could not stop it. Denmark did not have open borders in the strict sense, but years of loose EU labor migration rules produced the same result: working people lost bargaining power. This story repeats in towns across the continent wherever skilled employers can import cheaper hands.
Open border advocates claim that movement of people creates economic growth and that fear of immigrants rests on xenophobia. They point to studies showing immigrants start businesses at higher rates than natives and fill labor shortages. These claims contain fragments of truth. Large corporations and construction firms do benefit from wage suppression. But those gains flow upward. A Polish electrician earning 12 euros an hour undercuts a Dutch electrician earning 22 euros. The Polish worker may be better off than at home. The Dutch worker's family loses income. That trade produces growth for employers, not for workers.
Nations with strong borders and controlled immigration have not collapsed. Switzerland keeps borders tight and maintains high wages, good housing, and thriving towns. Australia selects immigrants by skill and need, not ideology. Japan restricts foreign labor yet ranks among the world's wealthiest and most stable nations. These countries did not embrace open borders out of cowardice or backwardness. They made deliberate choices to serve their own people first. The European Union and North America have drifted toward open movement as a quasi-religious belief, not because evidence demands it.
The housing crisis in London, Amsterdam, and Dublin did not happen by accident. Demand from immigration outpaced new construction. Landlords and developers benefited from higher prices and rents. Young families priced out of their own towns gained nothing. Schools and hospitals in high-immigration areas struggle with funding gaps. Yet politicians and business groups call anyone who notices this "nationalist" or "discriminatory." Such language closes debate rather than opening it. It protects the interests of those who profit from mass movement while blaming ordinary people for wanting home security.
A sovereign nation has the right to decide who lives within its borders. That principle does not rest on hatred. It rests on democracy. When Brussels bureaucrats or Washington technocrats override local wishes on migration, they weaken the bond between citizens and their representatives. Communities that control their own borders can build futures suited to their own needs and values. Those that do not become service stations for global capital, their wages suppressed, their housing expensive, their schools and hospitals strained, their identity diluted by forces they did not choose.
Published April 29, 2026 · Frisian News · Ljouwert, Fryslân