July 11, 2014
Is a Nation a House?
Closed border advocates sometimes make the following argument: You aren’t obligated to let poor Haitians live in your house or camp on your lawn. Even though they desperately need your help…
Posts filed under immigration
July 10, 2014
Why Not Close Even More Borders?
The main arguments for closed borders are: Immigrants will cause crime Immigrants will lower domestic wages Immigrants are less cultured or educated; or will sully our culture. Immigrants are poor…
July 08, 2014
There’s No Such Thing as a Closed-Borders Libertarian
Sometimes you’ll hear people who are generally free market friendly make statements like the following: “I support open borders in principle, but we can’t have both free immigration and a…
June 11, 2014
The Amnesty Red Herring
“I’m a libertarian. Of course I believe in ending drug prohibition. The so-called war on drugs punishes what should not be a crime; and it does so cruelly, inhumanely, and…
June 11, 2014
Well, then.
To my right: an economist whose CV is filled with Ayn Rand, Cato, Adam Smith, and studies of the moral foundations of markets… who won a primary with Ann Coulter-endorsed…
February 10, 2014
Practical vs. Moral Objections to Open Borders
Yesterday, the Swiss did something evil: they voted to restrict immigration. Tyler Cowen comments: In my view immigration has gone well for Switzerland, both economically and culturally, and I am…