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Considering borders are meant to control access to wealth and opportunity, you could argue the answer to all of your questions is very much "yes".
by francis_t_catte 6y ago
Considering borders are meant to control access to wealth and opportunity, you could argue the answer to all of your questions is very much "yes".
- zepto 6y agoWhere is it defined that ‘borders are meant to control access to wealth and opportunity’? I meant that seems like something you could argue, but it also seems very reductive and certainly not a given.
- mrOne1 6y agoStop being naive of history and context for pedantry’s sake, and de-emphasizing well worn narratives to manage the emotions along your preferences Borders define a zone of resource control for those able to protect the borders A physical reality exists aside from whatever logical diagram you can imagine in your head Biology explains it without needing some clean room philosophy defined right here with Mr r/iamverysmart Everyone with a keyboard and net connection thinks they’re unearthing new elements themselves these days by drawing two overlapping circles and jamming whatever they want in it
- stronglikedan 6y agoBorders are not meant to "control access to wealth and opportunity". One thing they actually do is keep social welfare programs in check. That's just not possible when you can't control the number of recipients of these benefits, much less the number of non-contributors, but it is possible when legal immigrants receiving these benefits can be counted as such.