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The Case for Open Borders (with Bryan Caplan & Zach Weinersmith)

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Bryan and Jack look at the downsides of letting in a billion people overnight. The main complaint is that it will lead to massively impoverished natives. There are also arguments about cultural harm, as well as fiscal burden. And then there's the effect on politics - what happens when you let in so many people? But Bryan says we need to 'crunch the numbers' rather than pursue a nightmare scenario.

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