A bigger question should be, exactly how many people would actually transfer to the west and visa versa. My guess is not that many.
So how is it that a fence has become a multi-million dollar issue. The amount of money divided by the actual number of affected people is relatively small. Should the company continue to prosper, the price of having a fence we still can not use will just increase. And still, the majority of those affected would not be able to reap the gains of the contract language.
Just my opinion...