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I loved this NF graphic novel. It's an informative, well-researched, well-written look into why open border policies would be beneficial to the US and to the world. I learned a lot from this read and it gave me even more that I want to research further and become more educated about.

The graphics are fun and colorful too.

🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌 loving this so far.

The arguement for open borders from an economist.

Graphic novel format worked for me for this policy presentation. Caplan has an agenda, but he also includes an entire chapter on keyhole solutions to immigration to bridge political/philosophical divides. Favorite point from him though was about Islam and fear of the Middle East: “Islamism barely scares me because I think Westernization is quietly winning-and will win faster if people stuck in closed societies can freely vote with their feet.”

I saw this when I was teaching.

Thought-provoking arguments for open borders. I‘m not well-informed enough about economic policy to really make counter-arguments there, but I do remember when the Berlin Wall came down. Sure don‘t remember people complaining. He points out how Europe opened their borders, but we don‘t even have open borders with Canada. How I wish we had open borders with 🇨🇦 Canada 🍁

I wasn‘t sure if I‘d like the graphic novel format for a book about policy, but Caplan integrates some effective charts and graphs to illustrate his points. All of the data is attributed at the end of the book too.

Just started this graphic novel with my morning ☕️ Already super engaged in the author‘s perspective.

Eh, I had been excited to read this, but, despite great information and art from an artist I love, I skimmed big chunks. While there was a flow in the discussion, it was like a stream of conscienceness, and I think some arguments were not flushed out enough. Lots of good talking points, but I don't think a graphic novel was an appropriate format...

I went to NetGalley looking for Hoop Dreams (it wasn‘t there, boo) and came away with this instead. It has a definite bias (it means to), but the author explains his points clearly and well. Definitely worth a look if you‘re interested in the topic — and nowadays you should be. Thanks to First Second for access to the pdf.