Philippe Legrain

This is the kind of book that you read nodding vigorously and from which you want to read bits aloud. The sad truth is that probably only people who agree with it will read it, or be receptive to its arguments.

This books makes the case for immigration, for tearing down the barriers to the free movement of people, on several levels. It not only describes the human toll, in fatalities, exploitation, and just plain suffering, of the people who fight the battle to emigrate; but explores how emigration makes economic sense for both the receiving and sending countries, and tears down the myths and untruths about how Those People Want to Rape Our Wommin and Steal Our Jobs.… (more)