The Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley on Immigrants: Let Them In

Making the case for open borders

May 8, 2009

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podcasts/ reasontv_audio_766.mp3 (13.2 MB) — Jason Riley on Immigration and Open Borders

During Reason Weekend, the annual event held by the nonprofit that publishes this website, The Wall Street Journal's Jason Riley, author of the recent book Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, gave a spellbinding presentation about the myths surrounding immigration.

Riley walks through the history of German, Irish, and Mexican migrants in rich and compelling detail, deflating nativist hype while also complicating easy narratives about the United States as a mythic destination for all the wretched of the world.

Approximately 30 minutes. 

Shot and edited by Roger Richards.

For video of this talk, go here.