@Common Tater -
The way you have added ellipsis has changed the meaning of the quote in the first instance, and not actually removed anything in the second instance. Here is the original quote:

I think almost no one would say that, right now, we should change the law to throw the borders wide open.
On the other hand, I believe that many people would agree that open borders are a thing to strive for in the future.
For reference:
[quote=“C_K_Dexter_Haven, post:11, topic:369395”]
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tags is sacrosanct. Normal editorial rules apply: that is, you may indicate omitted portions of a quote by the use of ellipses “…” and you may add text to clarify a word using square brackets (e.g., “her [the sister’s] friend”), but you may **not ** add editorial comments or edit a quote so as to change the substantive meaning; nor may you substitute text such as “some blather” or “more nonsense” inside the
tags.
Do not do this again.
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