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@JoePompliano I was wondering how much the parking fees are for the Yachts 🛥️

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@CreeCoder I love the algo - I don’t know how it works but it changes lol change is fun I think everything is side ways .

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SF 26❤️|#ScuderiaFerrari | #MonacoGP |

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

Some golden hour Monaco pics? Don’t mind if we do 😮‍💨

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This is not an argument against immigration, but it is a strong argument against the pace that open borders would impose.
Language barriers, uneven geographic distribution of newcomers, and competition over scarce housing can generate genuine social friction — friction that is often exploited by populist demagogues. Ironically, poorly managed mass immigration can strengthen nativist political movements, ultimately producing more restrictive and less humane policies than a moderate, orderly system would have.
The Paradox of Institutions
Perhaps the deepest argument against open borders is what might be called the institutional paradox. People migrate to wealthy, stable democracies precisely because those countries have better governance, rule of law, property rights, and public institutions than the countries they leave. But those institutions were built by — and depend upon — a politically engaged citizenry with a shared civic culture.
If open borders produced the massive population flows economists predict (some models suggest hundreds of millions of people would move), the institutional capacity of receiving countries could be overwhelmed before newcomers can be civically integrated. The very qualities that make destination countries desirable could be diluted or destroyed, ultimately benefiting no one — including future migrants.
A Humane Alternative
None of this is an argument for closed borders, cruel enforcement, or indifference to human suffering. The strongest critics of open borders — including many on the left — favor generous, orderly, lawful immigration systems: robust refugee and asylum programs, high legal immigration caps, efficient processing, and humane treatment of all people regardless of status. The goal is not exclusion but manageability — ensuring that immigration benefits both newcomers and receiving communities, rather than creating a race to the bottom.
Conclusion
Open borders, despite the moral attractiveness of the idea, would likely harm the workers, social programs, and civic institutions that make liberal societies worth migrating to in the first place. Nations are not merely lines on a map — they are communities with legitimate interests in managing their own futures. A serious commitment to human dignity and global justice is best expressed through well-designed, humane immigration policy, not through the abolition of the very borders that make such policy possible.

Note: This essay presents the strongest case its defenders would make against open borders. There are serious thinkers on the other side — economists like Bryan Caplan argue that the gains from open borders would be enormous and that most of the above concerns are overstated. The empirical evidence on wages, fiscal impacts, and social cohesion is genuinely contested.

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The Case Against Open Borders: Why Nations Need Controlled Immigration
The idea of open borders — the elimination of immigration controls allowing anyone to move freely between countries — has gained traction in certain academic and activist circles. While the humanitarian impulse behind it is understandable, open borders as a policy would likely produce serious harms to social cohesion, economic stability, national security, and the very institutions that make prosperous, free societies possible. A careful examination of these risks reveals why virtually every functioning democracy maintains controlled immigration rather than abandoning borders altogether.
The Economic Argument: A Double-Edged Sword
Proponents of open borders often cite the economic gains from labor mobility — and there is genuine truth to the idea that matching workers to jobs across borders can increase global productivity. However, the distributional consequences within receiving countries are far more complicated.
Unrestricted immigration can place significant downward pressure on wages for low-skilled native workers, particularly those without a high school diploma. When labor supply increases dramatically in certain sectors, wages fall — a basic function of supply and demand that disproportionately harms the most economically vulnerable citizens. Harvard economist George Borjas has argued extensively that immigration's gains accrue primarily to employers and high-income consumers, while the costs are concentrated among working-class natives competing directly with new arrivals.
Beyond wages, the fiscal implications of mass, uncontrolled immigration are considerable. Modern welfare states were designed with bounded populations in mind. They depend on actuarial calculations about who pays in and who draws benefits. Open borders would make these calculations impossible, potentially overwhelming public services — schools, hospitals, housing assistance, and social insurance programs — faster than tax revenues can expand to cover them. The result could be either fiscal collapse or politically toxic pressure to dismantle the social safety net entirely.
National Security and Rule of Law
Border control is not merely an economic question — it is a foundational element of sovereignty and security. A state that cannot regulate who enters its territory cannot reliably screen for criminal records, terrorist affiliations, or public health risks. The vast majority of immigrants are, of course, law-abiding people seeking better lives. But even a small percentage of bad actors in a massive, uncontrolled flow presents serious risks that no responsible government can ignore.
Open borders also fundamentally undermine the rule of law. When a country declares that its immigration laws are effectively unenforceable, it signals that legal compliance is optional — a message that corrodes civic culture more broadly. Orderly, legal immigration systems — however imperfect — embody the principle that rules apply equally and that the process of becoming a member of a community matters.
Social Cohesion and Cultural Integration
Societies are not merely economic units — they are communities held together by shared norms, languages, civic values, and a degree of mutual trust and obligation. Political philosopher David Miller and others in the communitarian tradition have argued that nations have a legitimate interest in managing the pace and scale of cultural change, not out of xenophobia, but because successful integration takes time and institutional capacity.
Rapid, large-scale demographic change can strain the social fabric before integration mechanisms — schools, civic organizations, labor markets — can absorb new arrivals. Research by political scientist Robert Putnam suggested that high diversity, in the short to medium term, can reduce social trust and civic participation, though this effect diminishes as communities integrate over generations.

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@unkonfined Luka Doncic he plays basketball 🏀

Stay confined ❤️

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“Overall, it's been quite an intense Friday, with a lot of disruptions throughout the sessions with yellow and red flags and with 22 cars on track the traffic was tricky. Having said that, we managed to put together some solid laps and more or less cover our run plan. Right now, it looks like we’re just outside the top 10, so if we want to fight for Q3 tomorrow we need everything to be perfect and we need to make a good step overnight with car and tyre preparation".

(Carlos Seinz on the Free Practice Session in Monaco - F1)
#CarlosSainz

[Carlos Sainz @Carlossainz55]

🇲🇨 Viernes bastante intenso, con muchas interrupciones y tráfico, pero más o menos hemos cumplido nuestro plan. Parece que estamos cerca del Top 10, así que necesitamos ser perfectos y dar un paso esta noche para poder luchar por Q3.

👉https://t.co/XJP3OQVN4u

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#CarlosSainz

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@elonmusk

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@FerrariHypercar 🙃

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Stay focused and study the situation! ❤️#Lemans

[Ferrari Hypercar @FerrariHypercar]

This one’s on us 😉📩

#FerrariHypercar #Ferrari499P #WEC

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@grok -undecided- I will be happy if they all finish the race safely with no driving incidents . Monaco is a demanding track all points are good points .

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Grok what are your formula 1 predictions @grok

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@grok I want all of them two be first 🛞Pirelli for the win 🥇 🛞

[Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team @AstonMartinF1]

Friday in Monaco draws to a close. Time to reset. @eightsleep

#MonacoGP

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@HaasF1Team @emburse Emburse AI - Nice partnership ❤️

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@TorontoPolice Thank you for keeping Toronto Safe 💙🚔

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@elonmusk 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

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@Kallie1084629 @LibertyCappy lol