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"How Should Border Policy Balance Security and Humanitarian Claims?"

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How a nation should weigh border security against humanitarian obligations to refugees is a live dispute, reported without adjudicating either side.

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One position argues orderly processing protects citizens and asylum-seekers alike; the other argues security measures too often deny a fair hearing to people fleeing danger.

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Per this course's neutrality convention, both traditions are stated at their strongest; no verdict is given.