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I don't understand why we're supposed to have more empathy and compassion for people who happened to be born inside some arbitrary line someone drawn hundreds of years ago.

Especially when some of the people born inside our borders had a hand in creating these non-natural disasters that cause so many to flee their homes.

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Because it's not arbitrary. It's what physically defines our countries, which are made up of people and culture and history and values within those boundaries. Those borders are what better men than you fought and died for. If you don't see the point, it's because you've never wanted for anything, like most leftists.

I think the point is that you don't decide where you are born. So you should not value people based on where they are born. On this site there are people from all over the world, it's seems silly for me to need to know what country you are from, before I know if I should reply to your comment.

We absolutely should, if by value you mean decide whether or not they're allowed to live here. I'm American.

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