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Indeed. Completely understandable to establish borders to keep certain people out who might mean you harm or who might disrupt the peace of your community. Unfortunately you also need infrastructure to enforce those borders, such as documentation and an enforcement agency. But it's worth it in order to keep your community safe.
I mean, keeping ice out because they genuinely are a threat is cool. But some people would use this logic to keep out black people, because they falsely believe black people will disrupt the peace or mean them harm.
Don't tell’em about zip codes!
They might learn this is the exact case already!
Yes exactly, which is why rules like this should never pass.
As long as that does not extend beyond individual neighborhoods or towns, yes. Once states begin doing it, the problems rise up.