Oh, yes there is!
Just to take note of this article for the following reason: Republicans often criticise Democrats for being in favour of Open Borders. And indeed the leadership on the Left in the party (AOC, Pocahontas, the Bern) certainly does seem in thrall to the idea.
Just to take note of this article for the following reason: Republicans often criticise Democrats for being in favour of Open Borders. And indeed the leadership on the Left in the party (AOC, Pocahontas, the Bern) certainly does seem in thrall to the idea.
But as the 1,700+ commenters here at the Times — with a left of centre readership — are strongly against the idea. Strongly.
The article starts off describing what's become known as the Overton Window, the expanding (actually shifting) bounds of acceptable discourse. I say "shifting" not "expanding" because quite a few things are now out of bounds to talk about. See: gender/ sex, Islam (criticism of), black racism (criticism of), LGBTQ+ (criticism of).
Snip:
The internet expands the bounds of acceptable discourse, so ideas considered out of bounds not long ago now rocket toward widespread acceptability. See: cannabis legalization, government-run health care, white nationalism and, of course, the flat-earthers. Yet there's one political shore that remains stubbornly beyond the horizon. It's an idea almost nobody in mainstream politics will address, other than to hurl the label as a bloody cudgel.I'm talking about opening up America's borders to everyone who wants to move here.
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