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>"I don't think many people, of any political affiliation, are making an argument for open borders — that's a red herring." Open borders are quite a popular po

by nickff 6y ago

>"I don't think many people, of any political affiliation, are making an argument for open borders — that's a red herring." Open borders are quite a popular policy among libertarians, though perhaps that just goes to show how far libertarians are from the 'mainstream' of democrats and republicans.[1][2][3] [1] https://reason.com/tag/open-borders/ https://reason.com/tag/open-borders/ [2] https://www.vox.com/2014/9/13/6135905/open-borders-bryan-caplan-interview-gdp-double https://www.vox.com/2014/9/13/6135905/open-borders-bryan-cap... [3] https://www.hoover.org/research/graphic-case-open-borders https://www.hoover.org/research/graphic-case-open-borders

tuna-piano 6y ago
Open borders and free trade share a lot of economic characteristics. Why should the US only get the benefits of foreign labor only while that labor is outside of the country? Crime is one reason. Immigrants from different backgrounds, countries, etc have different propensities to commit crimes. Inequality of negative effects is another reason. If we allow in unlimited hair cutters - of course the wage for hair cutters in the US may decline.