Day 127: Steam Ships, Space Ships, and the Future of Immigration, on Substack

People often ask me “How can we solve the immigration crisis?” For a while now, I’ve felt like the answer is “We can’t” - if by “we” they mean the law.

That doesn’t mean I think the crisis will continue. Not like it is now, anyway.

Technology will disrupt all aspects of society - immigration included. Imagine transformative AI … nonlocal communities in the metaverse … affordable civilian space travel …

Now what does immigration law look like?

I say this because I can see how policy has affected immigration in the past - and how much of immigration had nothing to do with policy.

An example from 1882, this week on How We Got Here, on Substack.

https://alisonpeck.substack.com/p/law-wont-change-immigration-but-technology