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Entry: Pat, John, and the Others Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/pat_john_and_the_others#28261 Post contents: Slightly OT but still about John Lukacs. I have a pamphlet from the American Immigration Control Foundation written by John Lukacs. It was published in 1986 and is called <i>Immigration and Migration: A Historical perspective</i>. Given that opposition to open borders usually comes from people designated as 'populists' and 'nationalists' (those being the least offensive terms used to describe them) I'm wondering if Lukacs has said anything about immigration in the last couple of decades. (The most recent books of his on my shelves do not discuss the issue, though those are about European history so it is understandable). It is highly unusual for people of Jewish background who attack nationalism and populism to be in favour of immigration control as Lukacs evidently was during the 80s. In another thread I pointed out that he doesn't seem to have changed his mind on any issue since the 1940s, but given his recent work it wouldn't surprise me if he saw danger in an 'anti-immigrant' movement. Anyone know where he stands on immigration these days? Sent at: 2008 11 20