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> The USA is the only country not permitted to have borders.

I’m not sure I follow. Are you talking about inter-state travel or something else? As far as I know the US could prevent non-citizens from entering.


I think they are making a political point about closed borders being vilified by the left.


This is a common propaganda claim in American right-wing media: they’ll talk about “open borders” as if there’s any significant group calling for open, visa-free migration but it’s just not true. A majority of Americans support various reforms - e.g. for the large sectors of the economy which depend on undocumented migrants - but that’s all in the context of relatively minor tweaks the existing system, not getting rid of border controls entirely.

If you aren’t aware that this is a common trope it sounds nonsensical because it’s so detached from any real proposal but people who don’t break out of that media bubble are convinced it’s real.


It's an idiotic, racist dog whistle. Nothing more.


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