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What Does a Nation Owe Her Foreign Soldiers?
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What Does a Nation Owe Her Foreign Soldiers?

When myth and morality combine to influence immigration policy...

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A French boy introduces himself to Indian soldiers. Marseilles, September 1914.

Today, as Britain grapples with unprecedented demographic change—with (mostly south) Asians approaching 10% of the population—advocates often invoke the service of colonial troops to justify continued mass immigration from the subcontinent. Yet this reasoning rests on a funda…

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