,AN ,AV]AGE ,DAY 9 ! ,COMPANY ( ,POLICE AT ! ,BORD] ( ! ,E,U 

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0,9=MATION IS ! OXYG5 ( ! MOD]N AGE4 ,IT SEEPS ?R\< ! WALLS TOPP$ BY B>B$ WIRE1 IT WAFTS ACROSS ! ELECTRIFI$ BORD]S40  
 ,RONALD ,REAGAN 

,AFT] L&+ 9 ,P>IS ! POLICE WOMAN SITT+ 9 A GLASS BOX SCANN$ MY PASSPORT & U%]$ ME PA/ H] )\T A WORD4 ,%E !N TURN$ H] ATT5TION TO ! NEXT TRAVEL] 9 L9E4 ,HAV+ A CRIM9AL RECORD 9 MULTIPLE C\NTRY'S 9 ! ,E,U & HAV+ BE5 DEPORT$ TWICE HAD ALMO/ MADE ME ACCU/OM$ TO ! N]V\SNESS ,I FEEL :5EV] HAV+ TO DEAL ) LES FLICS 7,FR5* = COPS7 9 ANY C\NTRY4 ,SO ,I IMM$IATELY FELT A RU% ( RELIEF & ?\<T1 GOOD ,I AM 91 AS ,I WALK$ TO ! BAGGAGE PICK UP >EA4 ,/&+ !RE WAIT+ = MY BAG ,I !N FELT A FIRM TAP ON MY %\LD]1 ALREADY KN[+ :O ?IS WAS & :AT ?IS WAS AB\T1 ,I TURN$ 9 DREAD TO FACE ! SAME COP :O HAD SCANN$ MY PASSPORT4 ,REALIZ+ AT ?IS PO9T ?AT MY PLANN$ TRIP WAS OV] DIDN'T HELP TO CALM MY N]VES OR KEEP MY H&S FROM SWEAT+4 ,%E TOLD ME TO H& H] MY PASSPORT & FOLL[ H]4 ,I FOLL[$ H] BACK TO H] /ATION & %E D\BLE *ECK$ MY PASSPORT ) :ATEV] WAS ON H] SCRE54 ,) A BIT ( A SURPRIS$ LOOK %E SCANN$ ME UP & D[N & %RUGG$ H] %\LD]S AS IF TO SAY 0WELL ! COMPUT] CAN'T BE WRONG0 !N QUICKLY MOTION$ ME TO FOLL[ H]4 ,%E SAT ME D[N 9 A POLICE /ATION & RETURN$ TO H] DUTIES AS AN EXT5SION ( SOME K9D ( GIANT ME*ANICAL MOLLUSK FILT]+ ! FL[ ( HUMANS 9TO ! ,E,U4 

0,Y\ WILL NEV] UND]/& BUREAUCRACIES UNTIL Y\ UND]/& ?AT = BUREAUCRATS PROC$URE IS EV]Y?+ & \TCOMES >E NO?+40  
 ,?OMAS ,S[ELL 

,ACROSS FROM ME W]E TWO TABLES ) COMPUT]S & /ACKS ( PAP]S & TO ! LEFT ( ME WAS A FILL+ CAB9ET ! SIZE ( A 5TIRE WALL EA* DRAW] LABEL$ ) A CODE ( NUMB]S & LETT]S4 ,!RE W]E F\R Y\NG MALE COPS 9 ! ROOM1 ?REE SEEM$ TO BE DO+ NO?+ BUT JOK+ ) EA* O!R :ILE ONE WAS FRANTICALLY TYP+ ON ! COMPUT]1 /AMP+ & /APL+ DOCUM5TS1 MAK+ PHOTO COPIES & APPROPRIATELY FIL+ !M 9 ! GIANT CAB9ET4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE ! FLIC :O WAS WORK+ W\LD LOSE SOME DOCUM5T & GO FRANTICALLY SE>*+ ?R\< ! PILES ( PAP]S ON ! DESK :ILE SIMULTANE\SLY ASK+ O!R (FIC]S IF !Y HAD SE5 IT LAY+ >\ND4 ,OCCASIONALLY HE WAS *ID$ BY HIS PE]S & 9 RESPONSE PO9T$ TO HIS UNI=M :I* HAD ?REE /RIPES TO !IR ONE OR TWO4 ,I ?\<T IT WAS SWEET 9 A SICK CYNICAL SORT ( WAY ?AT ,I C\LD ACTUALLY SEE ! :EELS ( BUREAUCRACY TURN+4 

0,! DEMOCRATIC ME*ANISM ( CITIZ5%IP & RI<TS1 H[ WIDE ?AT MI<T BE1 WILL ALWAYS PRESUPPOSE ! EXI/5CE ( EXCLUD$ PEOPLE40  
 ,SOME ,ITALIAN ,AN>*I/S FROM ! TEXT 0,TO ,! ,W&]]S0 

,ALMO/ IMM$IATELY A HULK ( A MAN :O ,I RECOGNIZ$ AS BE+ ON MY FLI<T WAS BR\<T 9 & TOLD TO SIT NEXT TO ME4 ,HE WAS ONLY SLI<TLY TALL] ?AN ME1 HAD SMALL %\LD] L5G? BLACK BRAIDS1 A SMALL MU/A*E1 %\LD]S ! WID? ( TWO OR ?REE PEOPLE1 & A DI/9CTLY ,AM]ICAN ACC5T4 ,HE 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF AS ,!O & ,I 9TRODUC$ MYSELF1 HE PROCE$$ TO ASK AB\T MY SITUATION4 ,I EXPLA9$ )\T ANY DETAIL ( MY HI/ORY ?AT ,I BELIEV$ IT WAS MY CRIM9AL RECORD 9 ANO!R ,E,U C\NTRY ?AT WAS ! CAUSE ( MY PROBLEMS4 ,HE BEGAN TO TELL ME HIS SITUATION4 ,HE WAS BORN 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA BUT HAD RELATIVES 9 A SUBURB ( ,*ICAGO & IMMIGRAT$ !RE AT A Y\NG AGE4 ,BE+ ! ONLY BLACK FAMILY 9 ! >EA HE (T5 W5T 9TO ! CITY & LE>N$ FROM FRI5DS H[ TO PLAY ,AM]ICAN FOOTBALL4 ,HE HAD TWO PASSIONS 9 LIFE COMPUT] 5G9E]+ & FOOTBALL & WAS EV5TUALLY DRAFT$ TO ! ,SEATTLE ,SEAHAWKS1 ,AFT] A %ORT C>E] AS A PR(ESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAY]1 HE BEGAN WORK = A COMPANY ?AT 9V5T$ SOME MILIT>Y GRADE 5CRYPTION4 ,ALREADY NE> ! BEG9N+ ( ! ,IRAQ W> ! ,U,S ,>MY HAD RAN \T ( TE*NICIANS TO SET UP ALL ( ! MILIT>Y COMMUNICATIONS C5T]S >\ND ! WORLD ?AT !Y WANT$4 ,!Y W5T TO ! PRIVATE SECTOR1 HE FIT ?IS NE$ & SO WAS FL[N >\ND ! WORLD TO SET UP !SE C5T]S ALL ! :ILE ONLY HAV+ A GRE5 C>D 7A C>D ISSU$ TO =EIGN NATIONALS P]MITT+ !M TO WORK 9 ! ,U4,S74 ,HE WAS PAID WELL & PROMIS$ ,AM]ICAN CITIZ5%IP = HIS PATRIOTIC WORK4 ,EV5TUALLY HIS S]VICES W]E NO LONG] NE$$ & HE W5T TO ,S\? ,AFRICA TO SEE FAMILY1 !N TRI$ TO RETURN TO ! ,U,S4 ,BUT ?+S GOT COMPLICAT$ AT ! ,U,S BORD] ! ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY COPS WANT$ TO KN[ :Y HE HAD BE5 FLY+ TO ALL !SE DODGEY PLACES1 HE EXPLA9$1 & !Y = OBVI\S REASONS DIDN'T BELIEVE A WORD4 ,HE WAS PUT 9 DEPORTATION PRISON = FIVE MON?S BE=E ! BUREAUCRACY HAD SORT$ ITSELF \T4 ,HE WAS RELEAS$ BUT NEV] RECEIV$ CITIZ5%IP4 ,HE /ILL ALWAYS HAS TR\BLES AT BORD]S4 ,UNSURPRIS+LY HE NO LONG] WANTS TO BE A ,AM]ICAN CITIZ5 & HATES ! W>1 COPS & BUREAUCRATS4 ,EV5TUALLY HE WAS ALL[$ 9 ,FRANCE & ,I WAS MOV$ TO DIFF]5T POLICE /ATION 9SIDE ! AIRPORT4 

0444MILLIONS ( EXPLOIT$ PEOPLE ROAM ?R\< ! HELL ( ! COMM]CIAL HEAV51 JOLT$ FROM BORD] TO BORD]1 =C$ 9 REFUGEES CAMPS SURR\ND$ BY ! POLICE & ! >MY1 H&L$ BY ! SO CALL$ *>ITY ORGANIZATIONS44444PIL$ UP 9 0WAIT+ ZONES0 9 ! AIRPORTS OR 9 /ADIUMS 44441 LOCK$ UP 9 ,LAG]S CALL$ 0DET5TION C5T]S1 & LA/ WRAPP$ UP & EXPELL$ 9 ! MO/ TOTAL 9DIFF]5CE4 ,= MANY REASONS WE CAN SAY ?AT ! FACE ( !SE UNWELCOME IS ! FACE ( \R PRES5T -- & ?AT'S ALSO :Y WE'RE AFRAID ( !M4 ,WE'RE SC>$ BY IMMIGRANTS BECAUSE 9 !IR MIS]Y WE CAN SEE ! REFLECTION ( \R [N MIS]Y1 BECAUSE 9 !IR W&]+S WE RECOGNIZE \R DAILY CONDITION3 ! CONDITION ( P]SONS ?AT FEEL MORE & MORE LIKE /RANG]S BO? TO ?IS WORLD & TO !MSELVES0  
 ,SOME ,ITALIAN ,AN>*I/S FROM ! TEXT 0,TO ,! ,W&]]S0 

,9 ?IS /ATION ,I WAS SET TO WAIT BEH9D ANO!R DESK1 V]Y SOON AFT]1 TWO FRI<T5$ #aa OR #ab YE> OLD LOOK+ KIDS W]E BR\<T 91 A BOY & A GIRL4 ,IT BECAME IMM$IATELY CLE> ?AT !Y SPOKE NO ,FR5* OR ,5GLI% & HAD NO PAP]S4 ,A Y\NG PIG ) A BOR$ LOOK ON HIS FACE NON*ALANTLY LOCK$ !M 9 A CELL1 W5T TO SIT BEH9D ! DESK & BEGAN TO READ A PAP] & DR9K C(FEE4 ,TWO Y\NG FEMALE PIGS 5T]$ ! /ATION LAU<+ & SMIL+ %[+ (F A AUTOGRAPH$ SOCC] J]SEY ?AT ,I GUESS !Y HAD F\ND4 ,! ATMOSPH]E MADE ME ?9K ( ! TITLE ( A ESSAY BY ,HANNAH ,>5DT 0,EI*MANN 9 ,ISRAEL3 ! BANALITY ( ,EVIL0 ,EV5 ?\< ,I HAVE HAD AN>*I/ IDEAS = A LONG TIME ,I WAS /ILL %OCK$ BY ! FACT ?AT HUMANS 7IT'S SAD TO ADMIT BUT AFT] ALL COPS >E HUMAN7 SEEM$ TO HAVE BECOME SO US$ TO DOLL+ \T REPRESSION ?AT LOCK+ *ILDR5 9 A CELL SIMPLY = HAV+ NO PAP]S WAS A UNREM>KABLE EV]YDAY OCCURR5CE ?AT EVOK$ NO EMOTION O!R ?AN APA?Y1 NO PHYSICAL REACTION O!R ?AN A YAWN4 ,LUCKILY 7,I GUESS87 ,I WAS ONLY HELD = A FEW MORE H\RS UNTIL TWO COPS CAME TO ESCORT ME ?R\< ! AIRPORT & GIVE MY PASSPORT TO ! PILOT ) ! REM9D] NOT TO GIVE IT TO ME UNTIL ! PLANE HAD L&$4 

,HAV+ S]I\S PROBLEMS AT BORD]S IS A COMMON EXP]I5CE = ?\S&S ( ! EXCLUD$ EV]Y DAY >\ND ! WORLD4 ,LAT] ,I REALIZ$ ALL 9 ALL ! BORD] SEEM$ TYPICAL1 *>ACT]I/IC1 & ALMO/ CLI*$ 9 ?AT ,I DEALT ) >*ETYPAL BRA9LESS & BOR$ Y\NG COPS1 MET A ONCE PATRIOTIC VICTIM ( RACISM & ! GIANT BUREAUCRACY ( ! /ATE1 & OBS]V$ H[ ) NOT MORE ?\<T ?AN SCRAT*+ HIS [N ASS A PIG CAN LOCK UP TWO *ILDR5 SIMPLY = NOT HAV+ PAP]S4 

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