Does Being a Libertarian Entail a Necessary Commitment to Open Borders?
The freedom of association argument is a strong argument against open borders and thus libertarians are not necessarily committed to unrestricted immigration.
The freedom of association argument is a strong argument against open borders and thus libertarians are not necessarily committed to unrestricted immigration.
Trade controls and immigration quotas are just more government regulation. And that won't help revive the economy.
Buttigieg's plan to repopulate depressed rural areas with immigrants reminds one of old Soviet schemes to ship people to Siberia to stimulate the economy there.
"Here's the problem. If you give government a job to do, even one that seems justified in the abstract, it will use its power to make a terrible mess in practice."
Ryan McMaken joins the Human Action Podcast for a deep dive into Mises's definitive book on liberal society.
Jeff Deist and Dr. Joe Salerno examine Ludwig von Mises's views on nationalism and immigration.
This is the fourth article in a series focusing on immigration.
This is the third article in a series focusing on immigration.
This is the second article in our series focusing on immigration. We continue with an examination of what Murray Rothbard had to say.