> This discussion is synonymous with whether countries should even have borders. If borders aren't policed, they may as well not even exist.
Is this an argument against the discussion? That (whether countries should even have borders) seems like a reasonable question to ask. Nonetheless, borders seem to have existed effectively for a long time without the aid of passports. From the article:
> Indeed, for much of the 19th century, as an International Labour Organisation report stated in 1922:
> > Migration was generally speaking, unhindered and each emigrant could decide on the time of his departure, his arrival or his return, to suit his own convenience.
(Also, I'm not sure it's so obviously true that not requiring passports is the same as not policing borders.)
Is this an argument against the discussion? That (whether countries should even have borders) seems like a reasonable question to ask. Nonetheless, borders seem to have existed effectively for a long time without the aid of passports. From the article:
> Indeed, for much of the 19th century, as an International Labour Organisation report stated in 1922:
> > Migration was generally speaking, unhindered and each emigrant could decide on the time of his departure, his arrival or his return, to suit his own convenience.
(Also, I'm not sure it's so obviously true that not requiring passports is the same as not policing borders.)