Quote Originally Posted by wufwugy View Post
That analogy is used regarding illegal aliens that increase crime. It comes from those who believe that not securing the border (and visa stuff) increases the amount of unwanted people coming into the country, just like not securing the home would increase the amount of unwanted people coming into the home (in aggregation).
If the presumption is that all immigrants commit crimes, then that can only be buoyed by only looking at illegal immigrants, right?

Does the idea of open borders always mean a complete lack of border control?

I assume that you can have an open border policy while still requiring ID checks and criminal background checks and other stuff.
Does open borders necessarily mean "w/o any scrutiny at all"

'Cause if that's the case, I'm totally against open borders.

I don't think unlimited access to all comers is best. I favor minimal hurdles to entry & citizenship, but keeping track of who's coming and going and preventing known trouble-makers from making trouble here.