Schengen: Danish, German and Swedish ministers called to Brussels

Commentators say the decisions deal a double blow to Europes fraying passport-free Schengen Area as it attempts to deal with a record influx of migrants.

this is BS.

why not just let countries do border checks and let all European citizens and legal residents pass freely with their passport / id card / residency permit ?

where is the problem?

was Schengen made to facilitate travel of illegals or what?

if I was one of those ministers I would also start checking IDs in trains, buses, random checks on highways... security of citizens first.

But that is exactly the point: traveling freely without the obligation to produce ID. More importantly: border controls have a serious economic effect. Delayed freight deliveries cost a lot of money. Why do you think there are no border controls between the different states of the USA?

Traveling freely for EU citizens ! And clearly that didnt work good. Schengen takes away inside border checks and makes stronger security/checks outside. Clearly some countries didnt agree.