http://eikonoklastes.org/articles/2006/05/31/open-borders en-us 40 where nothing is sacred <p>My friend Sumit mentioned some problems with <a href="http://eikonoklastes.org/articles/2006/05/17/on-immigration">open borders</a> unrelated to economic issues. He raises good points; there are significant challenges associated with assimilating immigrants. Will they learn English? Will they overwhelm native culture? Will they believe in the essentials of America&#8217;s Constitutional republic?</p> <p>I suspect that immigrants are still a net win, but I agree with Sumit that 100m new Americans could have negative effects. In any case, the core point of my previous post remains: the pseudo-economic arguments against immigration are bogus. And even if we don&#8217;t open the borders, it is clear to me that the US can and should welcome many more immigrants&#8212;both skilled and unskilled&#8212;to the land of opportunity.</p> Wed, 31 May 2006 21:29:00 -0700 urn:uuid:042b6c2e-6201-452a-99b6-2691fa28bd79 Michael Hartl http://eikonoklastes.org/articles/2006/05/31/open-borders Economics Politics