National Borders Debate

Comments debate the existence, necessity, control, and implications of international borders, including arguments for open borders versus strict enforcement and security.

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e.g US freehansisland.com UDHR EU E.g wikipedia.org IIRC border borders country controls cross countries open immigration proves situation

Sample Comments

chei0aiV Mar 7, 2016 View on HN

Aren't borders such silly concepts?

0xFF0123 Oct 2, 2023 View on HN

Having a border is not the same as policing entry through it

furyg3 Jul 25, 2016 View on HN

Yes, it's a bit of a "we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us!" situation.

rayiner May 3, 2019 View on HN

Borders are different. There is a right to free movement within a country. Not so across borders.

tracker1 Oct 17, 2019 View on HN

One problem with that... international borders.

kps Feb 12, 2020 View on HN

It is possible for some people to cross some borders.

ink_13 Dec 12, 2023 View on HN

Those are not the only choices. A border can be controlled.

javajosh Oct 15, 2015 View on HN

Since the article is about a political issue, he is referring to political borders, not private ones. E.g. he's talking about letting Mexicans come into the US, not into your home.

rafaelvasco May 5, 2021 View on HN

Only goes to show how ridiculous is the idea of physical borders between countries.

aunty_helen Sep 26, 2020 View on HN

The borders are closed. That's not a technicality and having your own form of transport doesn't change this.