Balancing Border Security and Civil Rights

One of the key issues at play is the way Republicans frame immigrants as “illegal migrants”. However, the reality is that many of these individuals are simply seeking “humanitarian parole’, a basic right that should be afforded to all refugees. Installing razor wire deterrents and harsh security measures along the border is not about a state’s “right of self-defense” — it is a “crime against humanity” and a violation of basic human rights. We must remember that cruelty and the denigration of immigrants are not only unethical, but also go against the principles of a civil society.

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