What can we learn from the fall of Rome?
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The Roman Empire and the West: A Comparison
The Roman Empire and the modern West are very, very different places. The world has been transformed beyond recognition since the time of the Roman Empire. Migration runs through the history of all empires, but we're looking at the wrong migration. This idea that we have uncontrolled immigration is almost nonsensical when you compare it to what was happening because the late Roman Empire wasn't brought down by uncontrolled migration.
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