The Politics of Prejudice: How Passports Rubber-Stamp Our Indifference to Refugees
By Hunter Oatman-Stanford
— Following the attacks in Paris on Friday, November 13, media across the globe reported the discovery of a Syrian passport found near the body of one of the suicide bombers. “It remained unclear if the passport was authentic,” wrote the "New York Times." Regardless of legitimacy, the document's presence immediately stirred debate on the permeability of Europe's borders, renewing calls to keep refugees out.
"Nearly every country that was occupied by German forces contributed or remained...