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Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan
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barefootbetsy's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
I have mixed thoughts and feelings about this book. While there are certainly things I agree with and appreciate, I really disliked the emphasis on IQ (which is a culturally biased measurement) and some of his points were at least bordering on being racist. IQ is also only one type of intelligence and I believe it does a disservice to place so much emphasis on that one measurement -- but USian culture does that already so... in context perhaps it was appropriate for him to address that concern.
I'm personally anti-capitalist so I think that some of my hesitation while reading this book was due to our differing economic ideologies.
In general, as I watch the current ramping up of anti-immigration sentiment and weaponization of immigration as a political issue (it is the end of January 2024 currently), I'm inclined to believe that it is more important than ever to re-examine our restrictive and outright CRUEL immigration policies. Even when I fundamentally disagree with someone who's pro-immigration about other issues.
I'm troubled also by the pro-consumption message in this book, but again I don't find that enough of a reason to dislike the book because the author is addressing USians primarily and we live in a society that is already built on over-consumption and capitalism.
In the end I give this book a 3.75 rating which will be rounded up to a 4 on Goodreads.
It was certainly a provocative and thought-provoking read.
I'm personally anti-capitalist so I think that some of my hesitation while reading this book was due to our differing economic ideologies.
In general, as I watch the current ramping up of anti-immigration sentiment and weaponization of immigration as a political issue (it is the end of January 2024 currently), I'm inclined to believe that it is more important than ever to re-examine our restrictive and outright CRUEL immigration policies. Even when I fundamentally disagree with someone who's pro-immigration about other issues.
I'm troubled also by the pro-consumption message in this book, but again I don't find that enough of a reason to dislike the book because the author is addressing USians primarily and we live in a society that is already built on over-consumption and capitalism.
In the end I give this book a 3.75 rating which will be rounded up to a 4 on Goodreads.
It was certainly a provocative and thought-provoking read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Violence, Child death, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Deportation
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