Countries from Europe to the Middle East to the US have seen an anti-migrant backlash and erected higher barriers to refugees. But Thailand is taking a step in the other direction: offering a path to citizenship for nearly half a million stateless people in its borders, a move the UN calls “historic.” The Thai government says it’s a “New Year’s gift.” The World’s Patrick Winn reports from Thailand’s northern hills.
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