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WINNFIELD, La. - The 21st century has been tough here in timber country, especially in the small town of Winnfield. Sawmills automated and jobs disappeared. An interstate extension bypassed the area.

The U.S. military has been hurled into an unprecedented and dangerous role as a police force along the U.S.-Mexico border, the author of this op-ed argues.

The U.S. Supreme Court has acted in a series of cases involving challenges to executive orders signed by President Donald ...