What does the Star Wars franchise have to say about freedom of movement? How would our heroes respond to claims that Trump's border wall will bring “peace and security”? In this episode we talk about these questions, give a shoutout to the rebels of No More Deaths/No Mas Muertes (nomoredeaths.org) who are facing charges for humanitarian aid work at the US-Mexico border, and we answer a question from a listener about whether there are forces of good in Star Wars at all.

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Does the Star Wars universe have immigration laws? https://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/177171/does-the-star-wars-universe-have-immigration-laws

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