Greenberg’s claimed ignorance did not save him from a federal prison.

Most of it is surely the product of ignorance.

It’s true that Trump’s ignorance, carelessness and xenophobia render him uninterested in overseas power plays that lack any obvious short-term benefits.

After over eight years and Trump’s imminent return to the White House, this response is now mostly performative; an act of willful ignorance and denial.

A citizens assembly could redress that ignorance, resurfacing conservative arguments in favor of sanctuary while, of course, allowing those who feel harmed by it present their points of view.