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Policy preference and governing conduct are different questions. Immigration makes the distinction visible: a position on legal pathways, asylum, or enforcement does not by itself tell us how a government should act while pursuing that position.

Conduct can be examined through legality, due process, administrative competence, transparency, treatment of affected people, and accountability for results. Two people can share a policy goal and disagree about its implementation; they can oppose each other's preferred policy while holding a common standard for public administration.

Keeping the questions separate does not decide which policy is best. It lets us ask more precisely what outcome we want and what means we are willing to accept in reaching it.