The most reliable, best-documented way to lift someone in a poor country out of poverty? Let them come to the US (or another rich country). That’s the argument of Fabio Rojas, a self-described advocate of open borders. That idea is often used as a punching bag by immigration opponents, but Rojas argues it could dramatically reduce poverty without costing Americans jobs.
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Further reading:
Fabio Rojas’s “simplified argument” for open borders
Rojas’s three-part series on how to achieve open borders
Michael Clemens explains the debate over the Mariel boatlift from Cuba, which has become super-important in immigration economics
The National Immigration Forum summarizes the Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017, for which Leon Fresco is lobbying
More of Vox’s effective altruism coverage
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