National Review Institute
“Melting Pot or Civil War?”: Book Event with Reihan Salam
Location
- The Junior League of Houston
- 1811 Briar Oaks Lane
- Houston, TX 77027
- Wednesday, November 7, 2018 5:30 PM to Wednesday, November 7, 2018 8:00 pm Central
Description
Please join National Review Institute for an event featuring:
Melting Pot or Civil War?: A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders
(Sentinel; September 25, 2018)
By Reihan Salam
Books will be available for purchase; light food and drinks will be provided.
Event Schedule
5:30 p.m. Registration
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Program
7:00 p.m. Book Signing
About the Book
Immigration policy has long divided America. It continues to be one of the country’s biggest issues, yet substantive discussion often gets sidelined. In Melting Pot or Civil War? Reihan Salam delivers a rational, considered, and egalitarian argument against open borders.
In his book, Salam argues that uncontrolled immigration is bad for almost all Americans, including those who belong to immigrant communities. Our current system has intensified the isolation of our native poor, and it risks ghettoizing the children of poor immigrants. It ignores the challenges posed by the declining demand for less-skilled labor, even as it exacerbates ethnic inequality and deepens our political divides. Rejecting both cosmopolitan extremism and white identity politics, Salam makes the case that limiting total immigration and favoring skilled immigrants will combat rising inequality, balance diversity with assimilation, and foster a new, unifying nationalism.
Join Salam for a stirring conversation that goes beyond the partisan bickering that surrounds immigration policy and shows that a new immigration policy — one that serves the interests of all Americans, native and foreign-born — is possible.
About the Author
Reihan Salam is the executive editor of National Review, a fellow at National Review Institute, and a lead writer for The Agenda on NationalReview.com. He is also a contributing editor of National Affairs and The Atlantic. With Ross Douthat, Mr. Salam is the co-author of Grand New Party: How Conservatives Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream (Doubleday, 2008).
Previously, Mr. Salam was a columnist for Slate, an associate editor at The Atlantic, a producer for NBC News, a junior editor and editorial researcher at the New York Times, a research associate at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a reporter-researcher at The New Republic.