lirik lagu radical discourse - battle of the borders
[verse 1]
[george borjas]
we are one nation, united, free
to keep it that way, we need sovereignty
a border, regulated with integrity
protected by folks we’ve elected, see?
let’s listen to our people’s frustration
and take back control of immigration
[stephen miller]
our porous borders have brought an invasion
tragedy, crisis, and exploitation
[george borjas]
i don’t fault those who come to build wealth
look at me— an immigrant myself
we came to this country, poorer than poor
but did it the right way, through the front door
this is the primary role of the state
to defend the rights we each hold innate
[stephen miller]
upholding the law, protecting our fatdo it to keep our america great
[verse 2]
[bryan caplan]
what’s the fastest way to enrich a nation
with freedom, wealth, and job creation?
bzzt! too slow, too much hesitation
there’s a one~word answer— that’s immigration
when new folks come, they work and they earn
and we get the goods that they make in return
[alex nowrasteh]
plus culture, growth, new ideas and firms
it’s a slam~dunk trade, if you check the terms
[bryan caplan]
the place of your birth’s like a lottery, right?
[alex nowrasteh]
the luck of the draw leads to poverty, blight
[bryan caplan]
cross over a border and wages take flight
[alex nowrasteh]
by a factor of five or ten— overnight
[bryan caplan]
here’s the truth, your distortion exposed
the border’s now ninety five percent closed
we’re a nation of immigrants, don’t be a coward, man
get on board for the open~borders powerslam
[hook]
battle of the borders, the migrants ball
immigration gladiators ready to brawl
who’s taking the belt? who’s taking the fall?
“open the borders!” “no, build the wall!”
battle of the borders, outcome unknown
debating luchadores in the thunderdome
who’s run outta gas? who’s still in the zone?
“let ’em come in!” “no, send ’em all home!”
[verse 3]
[george borjas]
open borders is blackboard mythology
utopian vision, not practical policy
it won’t produce the results that ya wanna see
it punishes the poor, and drives inequality
sure, migrants work, but they’re mostly unsk!lled
crowd out the poor, whose jobs they’ve filled
i’m sure they’re thrilled when you tell ’em to chill
cuz others got richer while they paid the bill
this picture just isn’t a balanced equation
our poor suffer most from the latest invasion
rising supply pushes down compensation
declining wages spread like a contagion
this is a country, not some kinda charity
the working class pays for your skewed prosperity
and forcing the poor to pay for it? dang, man
a dirtier move than reverse hangman
[verse 4]
[bryan caplan]
trade isn’t “charity,” not a fundraiser
it’s mutual gains, not handing out favors
they make a wage by selling their labor
just like most of your native neighbors
focus on labor supply should be canned
cuz people bring mouths as well as their hands
the things they buy boost labor demand
so wages could even rise, understand?
in truth, the size of the group that’d suffer
direct competition’s a pretty small number
in total, americans profit like midas
even ignoring the gains to the migrants
and when you include ’em, it’s kind of insane
to let trivial losses trump massive gains
the game of free labor’s a kind of free trade
the positive~sum doesn’t make it kayfabe
[hook]
battle of the borders, the migrants ball
immigration gladiators ready to brawl
who’s taking the belt? who’s taking the fall?
“open the borders!” “no, build the wall!”
battle of the borders, outcome unknown
debating luchadores in the thunderdome
who’s run outta gas? who’s still in the zone?
“let ’em come in!” “no, send ’em all home!”
[verse 5]
[george borjas]
saying it’s merely “trade” is absurd when
you look real hard at the fiscal burden
health and welfare costs are incurred in
states where the migrant influx burgeons
migrants really do work, but in practice
they have lower earnings, pay lower taxes
consume more services, offered gratis
schools and ers have reached crisis status
that’s the gap at the heart of your rhyme
stark imposition on the taxpayer dime
welfare and open borders at the same time?
if you want that, you’re out of your mind
you think immigration’s a blissful deal
but your wishful thinking’s kind of unreal
you call it free trade, but it’s really a steal
you’re a babyface, who’s really the heel
[verse 6]
[bryan caplan]
ha! listen brother, i see you’re amused
but— your immigrant data’s confused
compared to natives, as a matter of fact
in net present value, they add, not subtract
and then if you slice it by demographics
letting them in is smart budget tactics
the working~age years are what boosts the sum
those are the years that most migrants come
and besides, if the problem is benefits, just make ’em wait
a little bit longer ’fore filling their plate
if budget effects are really so great
build your wall around the welfare state
for almost any complaint you suggest
policy tweaks can reduce the effects
tiny reforms put objections to rest
that’s what i call the keyhole suplex
[verse 7]
[stephen miller]
it’s not just the drag on the taxpayer dime
it’s the fact that migrants are drivin’ up crime
bringing fentanyl across the border
a despicable threat to our law and order
illegal aliens are the worst of them all
murders, robberies, drug crimes, assaults
don’t try to say that’s simplistic or false
cuz they broke the law to be here at all
and how ’bout terrorism? that’s even worse
than the perilous crimes in the previous verse
don’t call me prejudiced, do your research
most terrorists come from abroad— it’s a curse
your concern for the purse is kinda perverse
cuz murder is something you can’t reimburse
no keyhole fix here, you can’t macgyver
a sneaky way out of the terror piledriver
[verse 8]
[alex nowrasteh]
we don’t need to sneak, just get quantitative
migrants’ crime rates are lower than natives’
focus the data on just the illegals?
still no worse than native~born peoples
and terror? what year’s this, 2001?
your fear’s dramatic, but listen here, son
consider the odds that you will become
a victim of terror— three million to one
whenever you choose to exit your home, ya
take a small chance that someone’ll stone ya
or get in a car crash, or lightning’ll stroke ya
risk is everywhere, but don’t let it own ya
watching the news gives you panic attacks
but focus on stats, man, and try to relax
scapegoating migrants for terror and crime?
you got caught in a statistical clothesline
[hook]
battle of the borders, the migrants ball
immigration gladiators ready to brawl
who’s taking the belt? who’s taking the fall?
“open the borders!” “no, build the wall!”
battle of the borders, outcome unknown
debating luchadores in the thunderdome
who’s run outta gas? who’s still in the zone?
“let ’em come in!” “no, send ’em all home!”
[verse 9]
[garett jones]
when folks cross over and multiply
they don’t just bring their labor supply
but ideologies that just don’t fly
and vote for doctrines that poke the eye
of the very dream they came to pursue
cuz they just don’t grasp a crucial truth
the things to which prosperity’s due?
markets, equal rights, rule of law, too
honesty, openness, tolerance, trust
corrode when foreigners don’t adjust
assimilation stops, and thus
our common cultural capital rusts
preserving the golden goose entails
that values of western civ prevail
your lousy moves can’t hold a candle
to the power~of~culture double axe handle
[verse 10]
[bryan caplan]
you’re right, i admit— the power of political
cultural values is actually critical
but— your assumptions are flatly cynical
plus, your command of the facts? abysmal
the critical truth is assimilation
don’t just look at the first generation
clinging to values of their natal nation
kids are key to the long~run equation
by the second generation, third at most
old ways of thinking are pretty much toast
due to immersion, their values and votes
on average, mostly conform to their hosts’
if you’re worried about civic knowledge
your bigger concern should be who’s teachin’ college
your very best reb~ttal is kind of a joke
so it takes the brunt of my guillotine choke
[verse 11]
[george borjas]
your open~borders policy just won’t scale
if you swallow a minnow, can you swallow a whale?
you make it sound nice, but the end of the tale?
a human tidal wave and a country assailed
[bryan caplan]
your whack~a~mole approach is kinda sublime“
it’s jobs – no, welfare – no, culture and crime!”
and now it’s the fear of a flood? grow a spine
we let in more in the past and did fine
[stephen miller]
here’s what happens if you get your way
jillions more come and the illegals stay
see, that’s the betrayal i’m tryna convey
rewarding lawbreakers will make us all pay
[bryan caplan]
if that’s your position, i’m kind of amazed
should we also be hunting down fugitive slaves?
some laws are unjust, don’t try to conceal it
instead of enforcement, let’s work to repeal it
[hook]
battle of the borders, the migrants ball
immigration gladiators ready to brawl
who’s taking the belt? who’s taking the fall?
“open the borders!” “no, build the wall!”
battle of the borders, outcome unknown
debating luchadores in the thunderdome
who’s run outta gas? who’s still in the zone?
“let ’em come in!” “no, send ’em all home!”
[verse 12]
[george borjas]
you got good intentions, your plan’s suicidal
we gotta set limits for the nation’s survival
[stephen miller]
wages and jobs are part of the debate
but unified culture makes america great
[garett jones]
a shared way of life that we need to preserve
can’t share our gifts with the whole universe
[george borjas]
if we keep taking more, we’ll eventually burst
let’s wish others well and put americans first
[bryan caplan]
freedom is what makes america great
including the freedom to immigrate
[alex nowrasteh]
it’s not just about the wage differential
but good institutions unlocking potential
[bryan caplan]
expanding the scope of humanity’s progress
bettering numerous lives in the process
in truth, immigration’s a win~win~win
win for you, win for me, win for all of them
[hook]
battle of the borders, the migrants ball
immigration gladiators ready to brawl
who’s taking the belt? who’s taking the fall?
“open the borders!” “no, build the wall!”
battle of the borders, outcome unknown
debating luchadores in the thunderdome
who’s run outta gas? who’s still in the zone?
“let ’em come in!” “no, send ’em all home!”
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