> I suspect you and I disagree quite strongly on that point. Borders are really important Indeed it seems we disagree. Moreover, I'm inclined to assert that y

> I suspect you and I disagree quite strongly on that point. Borders are really important Indeed it seems we disagree. Moreover, I'm inclined to assert that you are simply incorrect. It's hard for me to see how something wholly capricious can also be "really important" - I acknowledge that there are some manifestations of man's imagination that are critical in the functioning of the social and political spaces today, but I'm not prepared to go so far as to call them "really important." The US border specifically is quite destructive. It separates families, inflames (in concert with the childish and abysmal policy of drug prohibition) the ongoing state of civil unrest in Mexico, and creates a huge and arbitrary barrier for people seeking rest, shelter, and work. A return to a more open immigration policy (and indeed an evolution past the border as a part of political identity) will be a wonderful happening.