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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring
The situation is a bit different with the US - Mexico border then it was with the East - West German border. The leaders of the DDR wanted to stem the tide of especially intelligent people such as physicists etc. from running to the west. They didn't have to worry about people sneaking in, except the occasional spy.
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true its not the same situation... but personally, i think that the same philosophy should be applied.