Source: Bet On It
by Bryan Caplan
“I fully understand that open borders is extraordinarily unpopular. So unpopular that aggressive support for open borders would make Democratic victory nigh-impossible even if they did everything else right in voters’ eyes. But since every political victor endorses some unpopular views, Democrats can definitely be much more pro-immigration than the rest of the population and still win. Indeed, if Democrats would move to the median position on every social issue except for immigration, they would buy themselves extra breathing room to be radical on immigration. Which, on its merits, they totally should.” (10/20/25)