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10 Post author: Metus 15 September 2014 09:17AM

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Comment author: bramflakes 15 September 2014 11:41:13AM *  39 points [-]

Open borders is a terrible idea and could possibly lead to the collapse of civilization as we know it.

EDIT: I should clarify:

Whether you want open borders and whether you want the immigration status quo are different questions. I happen to be against both, but it is perfectly consistent for somebody to be against open borders but be in favor of the current level of immigration. The claim is specifically about completely unrestricted migration as advocated by folks like Bryan Caplan. Please direct your upvotes/downvotes to the former claim, rather than the latter.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 September 2014 06:21:00PM *  13 points [-]

[Please read the OP before voting. Special voting rules apply.]

Current levels of immigration are also terrible, and will significantly speed up the collapse of the Western world.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 17 September 2014 03:53:30PM 3 points [-]

Citation required.