It was the actual law. People have been charged for smuggling for what I was contemplating doing. And you could look at it any other way. You could look at what I was taught from a young age about how to treat my fellow human beings. Or you could look at religions or spirituality. In the scriptures of any religion, hospitality is central.
You are hospitable with human beings in need. In fact, not doing it is against religious law. And other religious values. Or you can look at ethical values, if you want to go secular. You could it look at it that way. The whole contradiction of the human rule of law—in this case U. In that sense, I was infuriated by the fact that I was even thinking of not giving him a ride. These contradictions banged against each other: the meditation on all these years of reporting, and my fury that some human law is saying that I cannot give this man a ride.
I came to a very strong conclusion that the border itself is an impediment to a free and dignified life. For those who are concerned with justice in this world, the U. Border Patrol in my first book [ Border Patrol Nation , ], or how climate change impacts the border apparatus [ Storming the Wall , ] or how the U. That reflection, with the consultation of all the different people that I mentioned, is that the border is an impediment to a world of justice.
What I mean by that is by its very nature it keeps horrific inequalities in place. It keeps a global status quo of 2, billionaires having more wealth than the 4. And as we contemplate climate catastrophe it creates a militarized divide between the environmentally secure and the environmentally exposed. The biggest thing I learned from that moment of hesitation and the ensuing reflection and consultation, is that, really, this thing, borders and the system that perpetuates borders, has got to go.
The border apparatus needs to go. One of the biggest conclusions that I came to throughout the book is, in a very personal way, that it started with my own benevolence—would I give Juan Carlos water? Would I give him a ride? Reporting on the border all these years I often get questions like: What can we do?
Is there reform? Is there abolition? It is Juan Carlos who understands the original injustice, the root cause that needs to be addressed, about why he left in the first place.
This idea of solidarity between me and this man, Juan Carlos. In this moment. And when you think of it that way, all of a sudden the questions, the solutions, everything becomes drastically different. Read more at The Daily Beast. Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now! Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you.
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