The Border Is Also Rural

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SEÑOR DIRECTOR:It is pertinent to expand the debate on border security beyond the traditional axes of irregular migration and organized crime. Chile's northern border is, above all, a mostly rural territory, a condition that directly affects the nature of the threats and the capacity of the State to respond.Fifteen of the nineteen communes that make up the North Macrozone are rural, which is equivalent to 79% of the territory.This data is not mi…