Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders by Reihan Salam | Conversation Starters

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Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders by Reihan Salam | Conversation Starters

Should we lock people out of the middle class, or should we lock people out of the country? Reihan Salam criticizes immigration advocates who welcome millions of immigrants with low-level skills who will never be able to reach middle-class status because of their lack of skills. These advocates are the ones who are "in a position to employ vast numbers of low-wage helpers, who could do menial jobs more cheaply and reliably than machines..." This, according to Salam, will only lead to even greater inequality among social classes. 
"We don't want to live in an America with an underclass that is forever locked out of middle-class prosperity," he says. 
Melting Pot or Civil War is cited by a New York Times review as a book that will change the conversation about immigration. It is written by Salam who is Executive Editor of National Review and co-author of Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Daily Books
• Release date: Mar 20, 2019
• ISBN: 9788832548365

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Introducing Melting Pot or Civil War?

Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders is a book that discusses the much-debated issue of immigration from the perspective of an American whose parents are Bangladeshi immigrants. It is written by Reihan Salam.

The book asks the question of what kind of immigration policies should the government have in order to achieve a just and fair society. The author provides answers that are based on his personal reflections as a son of immigrant parents coupled with his research on recent immigration situation and his discussion of policy issues. Salam argues that the United States should continue to welcome immigrants who have proven skills but check the increasing numbers of low-skilled immigrants who are adding to the already high number of poor people in the country, making it harder for the country to fulfill the aspirations of its less-privileged citizens. He recounts that the US used to provide jobs to many immigrants who came looking for work, with the industrial economy making such jobs and opportunities available. Midskilled immigrants got jobs that enabled them to provide for their children and grandchildren, lifting them from urban or rural poverty. This kind of opportunity was not accessible to descendants of America's former slaves. Today it is not accessible as well to new immigrants. The author says