"we didn't cross the border, the border crossed us." what is the best
explanation for this sentence?

I think the best explanation for this sentence can vary. If you're looking for an explanation on this sentence via current day situations I'd say its about the social injustice and camps being held at the border of the U.S right now. In other terms it could mean that "we" didnt initiate it, but it came anyway.

The best answer for this sentence depends on contexts and people envolved, atlhough it may be interpreted at a philosophical level in terms of how borders are responsible for making people to cross them; instead of people just crossing between places, they cross borders and these borders may cross them as well.

Explanation:

At a philosophical level it is possible to understand this sentence in the meaning of borders crossing people because they are not an option for people to cross, they are mandatory and, therefore, become responsible for dividing people and cultures. Gloria Anzaldúa is a chicana philosopher who states this context in her book "Borderlands/La frontera: the new mestiza" (2000) in order to explain the fact that chinano borders cross people who live in-between places and cultures, such as those of North America and Central America, and then make up part of their lives and identities.

what are the statements xd

explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)