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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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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 todayβs 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 donβt hold up to scrutiny.
In the course of his fourteen years at the Journal, Riley has covered immigrationβs 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 todayβs immigrants overpopulate the United States, steal jobs, depress wages, donβt 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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