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Battle at the border: 5 essential reads on asylum, citizenship and the right to live in the US

  • Written by Aviva Rutkin, Data Editor
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer checks migrants' documents.AP Photo/Fernando Llano

Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that – for them – exemplified 2019.

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