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What exactly is the point of the border?

  • Written by Michael Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance, University of Washington
A 'no border wall' sign is held during a rally to oppose the wall the US government wants to build.AP Photo/Eric Gay

The past few weeks have seen widespread outrage over the Trump administration’s now-defunct policy of separating migrant families at the border. Four members of the president’s Homeland Security advisory council have...

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