One of the concerns that some (not many) restrictionists occasionally express regarding open borders is that by weakening national boundaries, open borders put us on a slippery slope toward world government. See here and here for instance. While this concern seems mistaken to me, I think it highlights a few important things. There are two … Continue reading Open borders and world government
For background reading on the topic of IQ as an objection to immigration, see IQ deficit. I recently learned from Arnold Kling’s blog post of a new book by Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen titled Intelligence: A Unifying Construct for the Social Sciences (buy here). The book is an extension of earlier work by Lynn … Continue reading Intelligence, international development, and immigration
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Pro Open Borders The efficient, egalitarian, libertarian, utilitarian way to double world GDP — Bryan Caplan, title of a blog post If research energy were proportional to the inefficiency of the status quo, virtually every economist would study immigration. And if outrage were proportional to harm, virtually every protest on earth would be in favor … Continue reading Quotable quotes
This page includes a non-exhaustive list of prior coverage of Open Borders: The Case in the press and other notable outlets. All are welcome to contact us for media, press or other inquiries. Links to the site as a whole Coverage of launch (March 16, 2012) The closest available site snapshot is for March 18, 2012. Link Author, publisher, … Continue reading Press/Media and External Coverage