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Koch-Backed CATO Institute: ‘Time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders’
Breitbart ^ | 31 July 2018 | John Binder

Posted on 08/01/2018 4:58:53 AM PDT by Magnatron

The Cato Institute, a think tank partially founded by the billionaire, pro-mass immigration Koch brothers, is advocating for full open borders to the United States. In an op-ed for USA Today, the Cato Institute’s Director of Economic Studies, Jeffrey Miron, says the U.S. “has nothing to fear, and much to gain, from open borders,” saying that Americans should “forget” about putting a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to stop illegal immigration.

Miron downplayed the negative impact open borders would have on American citizens, writing:

Immigrants will not flood into America, although the rate of immigration might increase. Instead, much of the immigration will be temporary. Return migration happens because most people want to be near their families, surrounded by their own language, culture or religion.

Crime will not skyrocket. Available evidence shows that immigrants are no more crime-prone than natives. And the additional immigrants likely to enter under open borders would plausibly be even less so, because they have shown respect for the law by not immigrating illegally.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cato; charleskoch; davidkoch; frederickkoch; koch; liberaltarians; libertarians; openborders; williamkoch
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To: Magnatron

Time for the U.S. to Have Open Borders.
We’ve had them for the last 50 years and look what happened.


101 posted on 08/01/2018 7:19:10 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacIQ of chimpsted the most.)
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To: Magnatron

Open borders?! Well then, just go ahead a toss the Constitution into the shredder ... because the meaning of “country” would be gone.


102 posted on 08/01/2018 7:24:26 AM PDT by al_c (https://conventionofstates.com)
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To: boycott

The reason their agendas are the same is because they are neither Democrat nor Republican. Rather, they are simply about power and wealth. They will support whoever and whatever furthers those goals.


103 posted on 08/01/2018 7:26:37 AM PDT by JGPhila
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To: ncalburt

Yes, you stole the words from my keyboard. The uniparty puppets are all beholden to the Koch Caliphate.


104 posted on 08/01/2018 7:30:09 AM PDT by poconopundit (MAGA... Get the Spirit. Grow your community. Focus on your Life's Work. Empower the Young.)
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To: Magnatron

The CATO folks and other extremist, utopian Libertarians believe, in error, you can have and you can keep Liberty without sovereignty. They are in their own utoptian way as misguided as the Marxists.


105 posted on 08/01/2018 7:41:39 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Magnatron

Cato jumped the shark...Oh well... I knew it was a bunch of crazies running it...


106 posted on 08/01/2018 7:46:20 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: Magnatron

This apparently has been the policy of the United States for the past 70 years (give or take) with politicians from both parties giving lip service to border control.

President Trump, much to the dismay of the globalist, actually means it when he says he wants to control our borders.

So the activities that where being done in secret has been exposed and like roaches that scurry abut when the light is turned on, the left is mounting a “defense” of open borders.

Once again, thank you President Trump for exposing our real enemies.


107 posted on 08/01/2018 7:57:37 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: yldstrk

Why bother with even having a country if there are open borders? With open borders,our country would just turn into whatever was the closest aggressive country next to us. We sure don’t need that,having already seen some of the results.


108 posted on 08/01/2018 7:58:28 AM PDT by oldtech
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To: Magnatron

Democrats observe the constituents who elect brain dead Maxine Waters and want to copy that across the whole country. A completely degraded society of Orcs votes Democrat over and over.


109 posted on 08/01/2018 8:06:11 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (...the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light...)
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To: Magnatron

This has been the formal position of the Libertarian Party for decades.

They even came up with a plausible bullshit story to support it.


110 posted on 08/01/2018 8:17:14 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Magnatron

It’s time for hanging globalists.


111 posted on 08/01/2018 8:22:58 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
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To: central_va

Think what can be accomplished just by denying all taxpayer benefits to all immigrants. Then immigrants will be helping to build wealth in America. With today’s welfare state, immigration is destructive. See what Milton Friedman has to say. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JQzW6DNkP_8

Of course we’ve added another problem, also caused by the welfare state and that is the use of illicit drugs, which the wall will probably help.


112 posted on 08/01/2018 8:26:00 AM PDT by Wm F Buckley Republican (?)
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To: Wm F Buckley Republican

Think what can happen? Democratic socialist majorities for ever. Get a brain or go away.


113 posted on 08/01/2018 8:28:54 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: right way right

Burning them at the stake has an appeal.


114 posted on 08/01/2018 8:29:57 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: central_va

Stop and THINK. WHY are they coming here in the first place? They come because they know they can collect all kinds of taxpayer benefits. I am shocked that no one is willing to address the reason they come here. It’s because of the welfare state. We must shut off the magnet that attracts them. It’s not that difficult. This is a no-brainer but no one cares why they’re coming.


115 posted on 08/01/2018 8:35:45 AM PDT by Wm F Buckley Republican (?)
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To: central_va

Why are you being nasty. What Im saying is common sense. If we really want to solve this problem we must dismantle the welfare state.


116 posted on 08/01/2018 8:53:02 AM PDT by Wm F Buckley Republican (?)
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To: Wm F Buckley Republican

Unbridled immigration ( both legal and illegal, both bad )and the welfare state are two independent problems. Binding them together is what state-st do to confuse issues.


117 posted on 08/01/2018 9:14:53 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Wm F Buckley Republican
Then immigrants will be helping to build wealth in America.

Your supposition that we NEED any more immigrants at this point in time is bogus. I cannot take you seriously .

118 posted on 08/01/2018 9:17:14 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Magnatron

Hey Koch bros. Leave the front door to your mansions open. Ok? Let me know how that works out for you.


119 posted on 08/01/2018 9:20:19 AM PDT by jmacusa (Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: central_va

Where did I say we need more? I didn’t but it is possible certain workers are needed in certain areas and if that is the case there needs to be a way for them to come here LEGALLY. But again, they should not have access to taxpayer benefits. This means all immigrants will be self sufficient.


120 posted on 08/01/2018 9:21:13 AM PDT by Wm F Buckley Republican (?)
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