‘The Case for Open Borders’: A Book Review from the Banks of the Rio Grande

John Washington’s new book attempts to break open the political discourse on borders, showing us that another world is possible.

This review is a collaboration between The Border Chronicle and NACLA.

The Border Patrol agent walked down the slope to where I was packing up my tent and asked if I had seen anyone go through. We were on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande near Mission, Texas, where I had been camping the last few nights. From where I stood, I could see Mexico across the sw…