“UK Border is the sign that greets passengersarriving at Heathrow. The airport is not on theborder. It is in a west London suburb. But thewording carries a message: “You are approaching abarrier. Do not expect an easy time.

游客抵达希思罗机场后，首先映入眼帘的是“英国边境这个标记。该机场并没有位于英国边境，而是位于伦敦西部郊区。但这样的措辞传递一个信息：“你正在接近一道屏障。别指望轻松过关。

The government’s online visa and immigration pageis just as forbidding. This week, below the link tovisa applications, were three news stories. The first was about a health surcharge fortemporary migrants. The second reported on a London-based Moldovan accountant who wasfined for providing unregulated immigration advice. The third said that “nearly 800 foreigncriminals are being kicked out of the country.

英国政府的在线签证和移民页面也同样令人望而生畏。上周，在签证申请链接下面有三条资讯。第一条是关于临时移民的医保附加费。第二条讲的是一名驻伦敦的摩尔多瓦会计师因提供不受监管的移民建议而被罚。第三条称“近800名外国罪犯被踢出国境。

 

 

These are all important issues. But what would it cost, apart from a few buckets of paint and alittle computer work, if the government’s information page and the sign at Heathrow — and allBritain’s entry points — said “Welcome to the UK?

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