Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders

By Reihan Salam

Categories: Politics & Social Sciences

Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders (2018) is a book by Reihan Salam. Salam, the son of Bangladeshi immigrants, argues for an immigration policy focused on skills, wages and assimilation into a shared civic culture. He warns that unmanaged low-skill inflows can deepen class and ethnic divides and strain the social compact.

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• Fareed Zakaria: “My book of the week is Reihan Salam's "Melting Pot or Civil War." With all the heated talk about the wall, refugees, and immigrants, here is a remarkably calm, sensible and intelligent look at immigration. Salam writes from his head and heart, which makes for a potent combination.”