The Pros and Cons of Free Movement of People.

When I was still living with my aunt in Ibadan some years back, she came back home from where she went and screamed, "Busayo, mad people are everywhere, it was as if they were released”. I laughed because it was funny and understanding how the street and road would be. When mad people are let loose and roam everywhere, no one would recognize a normal being when they are already mixed up. She said people were running for their lives and she did too. The way she narrated the experience got me cracking up because it was funny.

Now imagine all countries decided to open all borders, which means everyone will have access to such an opportunity. Even those taking care of mad people would gladly leave and take up the opportunity, of course, you know what will happen, the door where the insane are kept would be let loose and there wouldn't be a safe place again. Imagine hardened criminals escaping too because all prison wardens wanted to grab the opportunity of going to another country because they are tired of their home country.

My plan and dream are to study for my Masters abroad. My sister has been pestering me to get my Passport done while preparing to travel anytime. I had to remind her there is no money as I would have to work and save for the study. You can imagine what would happen to hear in the news that all countries have decided to open their borders for everyone to go to their desired country. I will definitely grab the opportunity, trust me, there's no one who would be willing to stay behind, especially in Nigeria where things aren't balanced. People are looking for a small chance and once they find one, they quickly opt-in without wasting time.

The first thing that would change is the price of items including food. Imagine the cost of a bag of rice presently, if borders are opened, many people would want to stock their homes with lots of bags of rice and other foodstuffs because things would be cheaper. It would be freedom for everyone as they don't need to complain about a hike in price as goods would be sold at lesser prices.

This would be a big opportunity for those wanting to travel out for exploration, tourism and studies. There wouldn't be the issue of saving money to get a passport, obtaining a visa, going to the embassy for an interview etc. Things would be made easier as one can move freely anytime without anyone stopping them. Just like I said, it would be a great chance to move to my desired country, study my course, work and get back to my country if I want to.

It would be a great opportunity for other countries wanting skilled professionals who are trained for the job, like doctors, engineers, etc. There would be economic growth when these kinds of people can move freely to other countries to prove their talent and skills in particular work as businesses will thrive.

Opening all borders would grant people a quality life span as there would be access to healthcare services, education, and better job opportunities which leads to a better life.

Also in the advantage part of it, there would be the freedom to learn various and diverse cultural values. Since we would be having different people coming together to live in different countries, it would be an opportunity to learn about other cultures and explore various traditions which would then lead to understanding and tolerating each other.

With all these amazing advantages which would benefit all, the damage it will cause is more than what we would be enjoying.

There would be overpopulation and underpopulation which could lead to low job opportunities, and low economic growth as the skilled and professional workers would want to leave their country where they are needed as they jump onto a bigger offer than what they get. When a country loses such quality people, it affect businesses and there would be closedowns when they lack skilled labor.

The crime rate would be alarming. Imagine what will happen when hardened criminals and terrorists have access to weapons, and take them to another country. There would be lots of atrocities committed like killing, raping, drug dealers etc. There wouldn't be security anywhere.

The movement of people when borders are opened will bring tension to housing, healthcare, and resources of the economy. There would be more people managing houses and that would be a great problem because, in the end, there would still be people roaming around with nowhere to place their heads to sleep on. This will eventually cause illegal and immoral acts among every person.

Finally, there would be conflict among people as they would find it difficult to integrate into a new society and system. No one would want to oblige to rules as they want to do things on their own with no one controlling them. In the end, the world would be in chaos and perhaps, war would ensue.

^{These are my contributions to the advantages and disadvantages of opening all borders by each country and I wouldn't want to be a part of those who would want to yield to such idea of borders opening for all and granting all persons free access and movement.}

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