evidence: This could have significant negative consequences at a time of political stasis in NI with this lack of political leadership leaving a vacuum for increased societal division down sectarian lines and the threat of turning back the clock to a time where people do not feel they are being treated equally here. Around 30,000 people cross the border on a daily basis to go to work or study, this ability to move across the border freely would be impacted by any physical infrastructure at the border.[1] It is vital that any eventual solution or backstop avoids any hardening of the border and avoids erecting any new barriers. [...] For more on how voluntary and community organisations believe Brexit will affect them and the people across Northern Ireland they serve, read NICVA’s Brexit case studies report here. [...] Organisations providing support to people and communities can share their service information here