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Closed borders, travel bans and halted immigration: 5 ways COVID-19 changed how – and where – people move around the world
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US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries | AP News
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Closing the border was an illegal, racist distraction from a failed Covid-19 response. Then, it became indefinite. | National Immigrant Justice Center
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91% of world population lives in countries with restricted travel amid COVID-19 | Pew Research Center
US closes border crossing to vehicles and limits traffic at another in response to illegal entries | AP News
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