In a comment addressed to David Henderson, Mark Crankshaw makes an interesting argument about the political externalities of immigration, raising the concern that unrestricted immigration may lead to a tipping point toward left-wing populism in the United States: Here’s a hypothetical: what if, prior to 1989, there was a substantially supported political party in West … Continue reading Open borders, political externalities, and tipping points →
A CIS study notes the decline in summer employment among teens and blames it on immigration: While this summer is shaping up as one of the worst ever for teen employment, a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) finds that American teenagers (16-19 years old) have been leaving the labor force for … Continue reading Teens and Immigrants →
Wikipedia’s article on the “melting pot” is interesting. Here’s a quote from J. Hector St. John de Crevecour: “…whence came all these people? They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes… What, then, is the American, this new man? He is neither a European nor the descendant of a European; … Continue reading The “Melting Pot” →
If I were a foreign-policy advisor to a major presidential candidate, I’d suggest a foreign policy platform labeled “Deepening the Peace.” What would it consist of? First, celebrate the fact that the world has gotten a lot more peaceful in the past few decades, as many have observed, but most impressively Steven Pinker in The Better … Continue reading Deepening the Peace →
This page gives a full detailed list of all pages on the main site. Blog posts are not included. In addition to the list below, there is the Welcome to Open Borders front entry and the blog home page. View Open Borders blog coverage map in a full screen map The case for open borders … Continue reading Sitemap →
