As the above article on Africa-Europe migration suggests, illegal immigration is a worldwide concern. But the simple fact is that people will continue to try to go to where they perceive are better opportunities. Just as governments seek to keep outsiders out, China -- the world's most populous country -- tries to keep information out. But the advance of information technology makes this a battle that they will ultimately lose. People want to be free to go where they choose; information wants to be free to go where it chooses.
I can feel you resisting, but humor me for a moment and consider that a borderless world is an inevitability. Put your political viewpoint aside and engage this intellectual exercise: Say you are a global planner working under contract to the world's governments. You've been charged with the task of creating an orderly transition plan to a borderless world.
What will be your first and subsequent steps?
How might you minimize the expected chaos?
What might your borderless world eventually look like?
What, if any, are the upsides of a borderless world?
