BLFC: John Washington, "The Case for Open Borders"

BLFC February 14, 2024

John B Washington, Tucson resident, is an award-winning journalist and translator and has written two books and innumerable articles on immigration and border politics. We’ll be focusing on his newest from Haymarket Books: “The Case for Open Borders."

Brilliant and provocative, The Case for Open Borders deflates the mythology of national security through border lockdowns by revisiting their historical origins; it counters the conspiracies of immigration’s economic consequences; it urgently considers the challenges of climate change beyond the boundaries of narrow national identities. Grounding its argument in the experiences and thinking of those on the frontlines of the crisis, each chapter profiles a character impacted by borders spanning the globe.  Those portraits include provocative analyses of the economics and ethics of bordering, concluding that if we are to seek justice or sustainability we must fight for open borders.

"John Washington’s The Case for Open Borders is a compelling, empathetic argument, a far-reaching look into the origins of borders.  Washington is one of our most thoughtful, creative, and humane journalists, and this new work will make people think differently about what they think they already know, about what divides and unites the world in new, surprising ways.  Highly recommended." — Greg Grandin

Book:  

Purchase: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2199-the-case-for-open-borders;  Amazon: https://a.co/d/3UGStOu

Loan:  https://search.worldcat.org/title/1412643408