The problem is democracy was invented at the time nation - states were capable of controlling their borders. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
That's why she talks about «maximum possible access» to the European market but only within the context of controlling borders. (totalpolitics.com)
They say what they feel they must say to get our support when they want our support, but on so many issues - on modernising our politics, on the recall of MPs, on controlling our borders on less government, on bank reform, on cutting public debt, on an EU referendum - they never actually make it happen.» (premierchristianity.com)