A Different Approach to Immigration

Our broken immigration has gotten some much deserved attention of late. A draconian House bill was introduced, inspiring a mass popular upsurge of supporters of immigration rights. But the national debate has become dominated by oversimplification and clichee of the worst sort. Political debate can be summarized in a handful of points. The only solutions being put forth seem to be a guest worker or amnesty program, turning the border into a DMZ, or both. This is an issue which seems to inspire more ho-hum political discourse than any other save the most absurdly oversimplified issue of all: abortion. In an attempt to subvert the dominant paradigm, I am going to shed light on a less well known proposal, creating what I like to call an "Amerizone." Since NAFTA the US, Mexico, and Canada already exist in a common trade zone. What if we took this a step further? Complete free movement between the US, Mexico, and Canada. Europe has shown that such an arrangement is no longer in the realm of fantasy, and if anything, North Americans have more in common with each other than some residents of the "European State."