There is a need to move away from a narrow view of belonging. Legal and safe mobility pathways (scholarships, volunteering, circular migration programmes) can be promoted and strengthen access to reliable information to avoid the false hopes and dangers of irregular migration.
Being at home means feeling safe, recognised and free to come and go. As long as that remains a luxury for part of the world, the border will not only be a line on a map – it will be an open sore in our shared humanity.