Interesting. I don&#x27;t know enough about the economics to comment, but I will say that it doesn&#x27;t have to be all or nothing, and there is a path to a borderless world, which involves something like introducing a process whereby another nation can apply to become another state of the USA. Call it state-level immigration.<p>So, the USA has serious issues, but it still does the really important things well which is a fair vote, and the total freedom of speech and religion. With these two tools in tact, all the other tools can be recreated as needed, according to the times. A member state would get a probation period and then two senate members, some house reps, and a full vote in federal elections. Meanwhile, they&#x27;d have to adopt state-level law consistent with US federal law.<p>The devil is in the details, of course. But maybe if and when software eats the legal system, such a process might be more likely.<p>(Of course, I have to wonder what is up with Puerto Rico and so many other odd American territories in legal limbo).