Nations

Should nations open their borders to refugees in crisis?

For

It is a humanitarian duty to protect lives.

Against

It can strain resources and create cultural tensions.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Everyone has the moral responsibility to care for another human being.
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  • yes, mostly ones who are refugees because of wars started by, directly or by proxy, my country
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Against

  • We don't have infinite resources.
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  • That will eventually strain host countries as they need to provide food, shelter, medicine, education, and more for those people.
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