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The Unwelcoming States of America

First, give Donald Trump some credit. He promised to restore order to the border, and he did. Granted, the slowdown in irregular border-crossings began under Joe Biden, who belatedly closed the loophole whereby nearly anyone could walk across, claim asylum and join the labour market. Mr Trump clamped down even harder. The southern frontier, which was visibly chaotic in the early Biden years, is now calm.

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