A Border-free World

In another Current Events article, we learned about the spike in border jumping from the U.S. into Canada. Refugees are looking for asylum in Canada because they do not feel welcome in the United States with the new Trump government. They illegally cross the International Boundary to get into Canada, then they are allowed to claim refugee status. This issues might make you wonder… What if the world had no borders? In my opinion, there would be good points and bad points. Firstly, no one would fight over land because no one would own any. People would also have the freedom to go anywhere they want. Although these would make life more enjoyable for most, there are many other negative effects no borders would have. You wouldn’t have any property that is defined as your own. Strangers could stay in your area even if you don’t want them to because you didn’t have any borders around your property. Without borders, there would be no order, which might suggest a nonexistent government. This would create chaos all over the world. In addition, if everyone wanted to live in the same place (without borders, they could live wherever they want to), it could lead to overpopulation and a complete drain of natural resources in that area. Overall, I think having no borders would affect the world in a more negative way than positive.