Xenophobia and Pseudoscience Shaped U.S. Immigration Policy
Historian Daniel Okrent looks back at the bigoted "intellectual justification" for anti-immigration policies.
Open Borders
Today's Anti-Immigration Script Was Written 100 Years Ago by America's Elite
Historian Daniel Okrent's new book, The Guarded Gate, recounts the history of bigotry, eugenics, and the "intellectual justification" of anti-immigration policies.
Bernie Sanders Reminds Voters That He Is Absolutely Against Open Borders
"If your point is, open the borders, my god, there's a lot of poverty in this world and you're going to have people from all over."
Restrictionism Will Devour the Rights of Americans Too
Liberty is not divisible. The rights of immigrants and Americans are inextricably linked.
Immigration Brings Out the Social Engineers
If we Americans value freedom, we will dismiss the social engineers, open the borders, and liberate ourselves.
Should the U.S. Open Its Borders to Everyone? (Reason Podcast)
Ben Powell and Mark Krikorian debate immigration policy at the Soho Forum.
Immigration Reform in the Era of Trump
How America can relight the lamp beside its golden door.
Gun Control and Immigration Restrictions Are Enemies of Liberty
The major political parties both push policies that endanger our most basic liberties.
Globalization Is Good for You!
New research demonstrates the amazing power of open markets and open borders.
Open Borders in America: A Look Back and Forward
Featuring highlights from decades of Reason immigration coverage
The Misguided Cruzade for Total Border Control
The Texas senator's fencing plans will impose a hefty cost on Americans
The Coming House Vote on Building a Berlin Wall on the Rio Grande
This week will test if Rep. McCaul's strategy of restrictionist appeasement and border security first is politically viable
Jeff Sessions' Handbook of Immigration Lies
Sessions' anti-immigration narrative has little basis in the economic literature
Foreign Kids, Heartless Nativism, and America's Huckleberry Finn Problem
Nativist demands to deport kids appeal neither to America's humanity nor to its commitment to limited government.
With Immigration, Familiarity Breeds Tolerance and Respect
A relatively borderless world that allows free movement of people will be more tolerant, because immigrants carry with them their own antidote to "prejudice."
How Americans Can Help Ukrainians
Forget guaranteeing loans to corrupt government officials or facing down the Russians over Crimea. Open the borders!
Why Immigration Makes America Better
Nothing says "big government" like controlling individuals through massive federal programs, electrified fences, and biometric ID cards.
