That their children will be denied legal status at some point in the future will make no palpable difference to folks confronting a life-and-death situation now.

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For most fliers who are not professional billiards players these changes will make little or no difference, though for some it will be nice to have that little Swiss Army Knife on hand again.

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And to some degree they work, though they make no difference once you blow through the deductible.

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Even if the court decided in favour of the sceptics, some euro-fans argue it would make no difference.

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It makes no difference whether we have a magic box that simply spouts electricity, some foreigners make it for us or we make it.

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