The link was next to the cause area, "Lobbying for open border policies that enable free movement of people & goods without restriction." I initially marked this cause as "Strongly Agree" for the reasons you cite, but then people corrected me by noting that it has the keyword "Lobbying" at the front.
I agree that Open Borders has the biggest impact. But the only way to approach Open Borders is politically, and EAs can't price the cost-benefit of lobbying. "Tractability" is one of the EA core principles, and this cause area appears intractable.
Your post was linked at the Fringe Ideas EA meetup today:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/events/fyHXnGXmcBJQSPbi6/fringe-ideas-and-unconventional-cause-areas-1
The link was next to the cause area, "Lobbying for open border policies that enable free movement of people & goods without restriction." I initially marked this cause as "Strongly Agree" for the reasons you cite, but then people corrected me by noting that it has the keyword "Lobbying" at the front.
I agree that Open Borders has the biggest impact. But the only way to approach Open Borders is politically, and EAs can't price the cost-benefit of lobbying. "Tractability" is one of the EA core principles, and this cause area appears intractable.