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In reply to the discussion: Newsweek: "Bernie Sanders on Immigrants: Silly, Tribal and Economically Illiterate" [View all]fishwax
(29,149 posts)"Okay, has he evolved since 2015 when he, in his own words, described liberal immigration policies as a "Koch Brothers proposal"? This is notable because no one has advocated open borders."
The question he was responding to was explicitly about open borders, so it's bizarre to say that nobody was advocating open borders and a fabrication to claim that these comments (which, again, were specifically and explicitly in response to a question about open borders) equates to criticism of "liberal immigration." If Bernie really is so out of step with mainstream liberal views on immigration, I'm sure you can find something that makes that point without relying on such obfuscation.
It isn't surprising to me that Daniel Bier thinks Sanders's opposition to open borders is naive and misguided. Bier is a libertarian, after all, and also finds things like the minimum wage to be misguided. But it is a bit surprising to see Bier's arguments used as somehow support for a liberal critique of Sanders.