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Vox Borders

March 27, 2018 | Society

Every border has a different origin story and a different character. Borders can encourage exchange or instigate violence. They can provide refuge, or they can criminalize those who cross them. Borders symbolize a nation’s anxiety about the world, and as political leaders regulate the lines on the map, there will always be human stories at the mercy of those choices.

I’m Johnny Harris, a journalist at Vox. I spent a good portion of this year meeting and listening to the people living on the front lines of international relations, where the decisions made by governments play out on a human scale. The result is a series of six documentaries — the human stories behind lines on a map.

Originals