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The Case for Open Borders
Gotham
May 2008
On Sale: May 15, 2008
256 pages
ISBN: 1592403492
EAN: 9781592403493
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Non-Fiction
A conservative columnist makes an eye-opening case for
why immigration improves the lives of Americans and is
important for the future of the country.
Separating fact from myth in today’s heated immigration
debate, a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial
board contends that foreign workers play a vital role in
keeping America prosperous; that maintaining an open-border
policy is consistent with free-market economic principals;
and that the arguments put forward by opponents of
immigration ultimately don’t hold up to scrutiny.
In the course of his fourteen years at the Journal,
Riley has covered immigration’s impact on our economy, our
culture and our politics. He is an outspoken advocate of
free and flexible labor markets, and in this timely book he
argues that our open-immigration policy goes a long way
toward explaining the difference between robust economic
growth in the United States and stagnation in places like
Europe.
In lucid, jargon-free prose, Riley takes on
the most common anti-immigrant complaints, including claims
that today’s immigrants overpopulate the United States,
steal jobs, depress wages, don’t assimilate, and pose an
undue threat to homeland security. As the 2008 presidential
election approaches with immigration reform on the front
burner, Let Them In is essential reading for liberals
and conservatives alike who want to bring an informed
perspective to the discussion.
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