The Other Great Shutdown: Opening Statement for the Krikorian/Caplan Soho Forum Debate

Heres my opening statement for last nights Soho Forum debate with Mark Krikorian.

Ive debated Mark Krikorian on immigration many times before, but todays crisis provides a new and gripping argument against immigration.  Almost anyone can see the force of it: Coronavirus originated in China, migration brought it here, and suddenly life is terrible.  Dogmatic libertarians can keep droning on about liberty, but everyone else now plainly sees that strict immigration controls could have stopped...