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THEPRINCIPAL’SMESSAGE
Miguel,a9yearoldColumbianrefugee,alongwithhisfamily,
lefthishometocrossthebordertoliveasafeandhappylifein
Ecuador.Butlitledidhisparentsknowthattheywere
strandedbetweenthedevilandthedeepsea.Ecuador’sgovernmentrecentlyimposedvisarulesonrefugeesarivinginthe
country.Goodmorningrespectedjudges,teachers,felow
debatersandalotherspresenthere.Thetopicbeforethe
housetodayis-thishousebelievesthataworldwithout
borderswilbeahappierplacetoliveinandIspeakforthe
motion.Bordersarepoliticaldivisionsthatexistinvarious
forms.From aninfrastructuralbordertoanabstractoneconsistingoftarifandcesses,bordersofaltypespromoteotherizationandfurtherintensifysocialinequalitiesamongthe
people.DuetotheunequaldistributionoftheEarth’s
resourcesanddiversityintopography,someregionssufer
from adisadvantageintermsoftrade,agriculture,industries,
employmentopportunitiesandsoon.Suchlackofopportunitiesareprimecausesformigration.Bybringingtheworld
underoneborderlessumbrelainthefuture,peoplewilbe
abletomovemorefreelyfrom oneplacetoanotherandbuilda
beterlifeforthemselves.Notonlywilthisenhancetheir
qualityoflifeandmakethem happier,butthefreeflowof
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