There’s Nothing Wrong With Open Borders

NY Times ^ | January 16, 2019 | Farhad Manjoo

[C19fan]

The internet expands the bounds of acceptable discourse, so ideas considered out of bounds not long ago now rocket toward widespread acceptability. See: cannabis legalization, government-run health care, white nationalism and, of course, the flat-earthers.

Yet there’s one political shore that remains stubbornly beyond the horizon. It’s an idea almost nobody in mainstream politics will address, other than to hurl the label as a bloody cudgel.

I’m talking about opening up America’s borders to everyone who wants to move here.

[C19fan]

Using the World Bank definition of absolute poverty as someone who earns less than $1.25 a day there are 836 MM people meeting that criteria. According to this guy we should let them all in. Hell, if letting in 3rd worlders is so great the US should pay for their transportation.

[rb22982]

A country without borders is no country at all.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Words of wisdom from Fathead Manwho ?

[eyeamok]

There is Nothing wrong with Abolishing Welfare

[BenLurkin]

How will we ever compete with such giants?

Silly question. Once we are over-run with barbarians, we will not be 'we' anymore.

[Leep]

Or 5O% of our bloated government for that matter.

[Theoria]

The NYT repeating the mantra of the wall street journal. Even their readers are hating the ideas of this article.

[VanDeKoik]

Imperialism bad.

Open borders ok.

Pick one, lefties.

[thoughtomator]

Dude thinks men should wear makeup. ‘nuff said

[posterchild]

Yet by mere accident of geography, some were given freedom, and others were denied it.
I'd be interested in the equation which accepts the mere inputs of latitude and longitude and returns quanta of freedom.

[GSWarrior]

Anyone alive on the planet should be automatically registered to vote in U.S. elections since our policies have such wide-reaching effects.

[central_va]

I think the noWall Street Urinal would have no problem with this editorial what so ever.

[albie]

I stopped reading after...”open borders”

[Theoria]

that's right. Robert L. Bartley of the wsj was famous for pimping open borders. Open Nafta Borders? Why Not?. He's most famous for wanting "There shall be open borders" as a constitutional amendment.

[Agatsu77]

Idiotic Dumb F^^ks!

[DesertRhino]

Says Farhad Manjoo from South Africa.

For a nice analogy, Imagine a city of 100 people. 4 are doing pretty well because of how they run their life. 40 or 50 others in town decide to walk into the houses of the 4 and live there because they want that lifestyle too.

The result is predictable.

[mrmeyer]

Farhad manjoo wants to destroy our nation and culture.

[Agatsu77]

Illegals do not deserve anything in the US except a ride home and a warning TO NOT COME BACK ILLEGALLY AGAIN!!

Lock and load.

[Flintlock]

Our lifeboat is in the process of sinking.

First: Ya get down and plug all the leaks.
Then: You bail the boat out.

Otherwise, you sink.
Your choice.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

Move hundreds of thousands of disease-ridden illegals into the headquarters and printing plants of the NY Times, as well as the homes of it’s executives and reporters.

Send thousands of tattoo-faced MS-13 gang bangers along. too.