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Libertarian views are not necessarily monolithic, but it used to be
that most libertarians favoured open borders.<br>
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of course, anarcho-libertarians reject the notion of the state, so
if there is no state, there is nothing to border-ize.<br>
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It comes down to the notion of a birthright relative to a country.<br>
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One does not choose his country of birth. <br>
Therefore there seems to be no obligation to stay in one's country
of birth<br>
and no reason to say that the lack of a natural birthright should
make one <br>
less fit per se to live in a particular place of his choice.<br>
<br>
One might have a birthright in a family but the notion of a
birthright<br>
in a country ascribes the characteristics of a family to a country
and its government,<br>
which is absurd.<br>
<br>
At least it should be absurd to everyone but Hillary Clinton, who
should be<br>
about as welcome in most families as particularly virulent
norovirus.<br>
<br>
Nevertheless, the notion of nationalism is quite profitable to those
who favour theft<br>
as a way of life, and those thieves have promoted the idea
splendidly.<br>
<br>
<br>
here is a summary of some libertarian views on open borders:<br>
<br>
(source is openborders.com)<br>
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0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a
href="http://openborders.info/right-to-migrate" style="border:
0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style:
inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px;
padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(36, 137,
13); text-decoration: underline;">Right to migrate</a>: The
right to migrate is a natural right. Restrictions on this right
are immoral. More moderate version: restrictions of the right to
migrate are only moral if there is<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;
font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">clear</em>evidence of<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em style="border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic;
font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline;">very</em><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>bad consequences.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline:
0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a
href="http://openborders.info/obligations-to-strangers"
style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
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rgb(36, 137, 13); text-decoration: underline;">Obligations to
strangers</a>: The government of a nation-state or region owes
no obligations to potential immigrants. But it does not have the
authority to arbitrarily restrict their entry. Thus, even if the<a
href="http://openborders.info/harms-to-immigrant-receiving-countries"
style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
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rgb(36, 137, 13); text-decoration: underline;">harms to
immigrant-receiving countries</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>are serious, they do not
overcome the presumption in favor of the right to migrate.</li>
<li style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline:
0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a
href="http://openborders.info/self-ownership-versus-state-ownership"
style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;
outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color:
rgb(36, 137, 13); text-decoration: underline;">Self-ownership
versus state ownership</a>: Even if the<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://openborders.info/harms-to-immigrant-sending-countries"
style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;
outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color:
rgb(36, 137, 13); text-decoration: underline;">harms to
immigrant-sending countries</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>(such as<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://openborders.info/brain-drain" style="border: 0px;
font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; font-style: inherit;
font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px;
vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(36, 137, 13);
text-decoration: underline;">brain drain</a><span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and<span
class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
href="http://openborders.info/delay-political-reform"
style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px;
font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px;
outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color:
rgb(36, 137, 13); text-decoration: underline;">delay of
political reform</a>) are serious, they do not override the
presumption in favor of the right to migrate. This is because
people own themselves (the self-ownership principle) and are not
owned by the state where they were born.</li>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/08/2014 08:42 PM, C. G. Estabrook
via Peace-discuss wrote:<br>
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July 8, 2014</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em; margin-top:
2em;"><big><strong><span style="font-size:
20px;">Libertarians say: Let the
immigrant children in</span></strong></big></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">In response
to recent media reports about the increase
in Latin American children seeking entry
into the United States, Libertarian Party
Chair Nicholas Sarwark released this
statement:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;"><a
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beside the golden door!"
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the U.S. government forbid foreign
children from entering the United
States? The Libertarian Party says no.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">It would be
unjust and inhumane for the U.S.
government to prohibit these children
from entering the United States.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">A great
irony is that U.S. government policies
have caused the conditions that some of
these Central American children are
fleeing. The War on Drugs has created a
huge black market in Latin America,
causing increases in gang activity and
violent crime. Some of the affected
children naturally try to flee this
violence. It is wrong to jeer at them,
call them "illegals," and tell them to
get out.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Many of
these children are hoping to reach
friends and relatives in the United
States. A freer, simpler legal
immigration process might result in a
safer journey with more adult
supervision along the way. In any case,
Libertarians support maximizing freedom
knowing that risks, including risks to
children, are always involved. In some
cases, children may be better off
migrating, even without adult
supervision, than staying trapped in
dangerous environments — just ask the
Jewish children who escaped from Hitler,
or Tutsi children who escaped genocide
in Rwanda.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Libertarians
do not support forcing people to pay for
other children's welfare, and there are
obviously costs associated with helping
children who arrive in the United
States. However, there are many
charitable organizations that have
already mobilized to provide that help.
A nation of 320 million people can
provide sufficient charitable help to
the number of children involved (around
50,000 over the last nine months). And
if we'd just end the War on Drugs, the
number of refugee children would be much
lower.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Ultimately,
the fact that many of these children are
fleeing dangerous situations isn't the
issue. Even if they were coming to the
United States for fun, we should still
allow them to enter. All foreigners
should be allowed entry into the United
States unless the government can produce
positive evidence that they pose a
threat to security, health, or property.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Our bad
immigration laws affect a lot more
people than just these children. Many
foreigners want to come work in the
United States, which benefits them as
well as Americans. However, our
government makes it impossible for
almost all of them to work here legally.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The
Libertarian Party believes that the U.S.
government should not prohibit Americans
from hiring foreign workers. There are
about 60 million legal foreign entries
into the United States each year (mostly
tourists). Those foreigners should be
free to work in the United States as
well. There's no question of border
security — it's just a question of the
government's unjust and foolish
protectionist labor laws.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">(By
comparison, there are only about 500,000
"illegal" entries into the United States
each year. Most of those are foreigners
who want to work in the United States,
and who would be denied visas because of
that intention.)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">Some
observers have noted that generous
benefit and subsidy programs in the
United States, including free education
and health care, may be attracting lazy
foreigners. The Libertarian Party
supports the abolition of government
benefits and subsidies, for both natives
and foreigners. It's worth pointing out
that foreigners use these programs at a
lower rate than natives,<a
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to a recent report by the Cato
Institute</a>.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">It's a
shame that many in the media are trying
to make Americans feel fear and
suspicion toward immigrants. It's
particularly disgusting that protesters
would yell at children to make their
political point. Immigration is good for
foreigners and good for Americans, and
we need to change our laws to make
immigration much easier.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">The<span
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the following about the freedom of trade
and migration:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 1em;">We support
the removal of governmental impediments to
free trade. Political freedom and escape
from tyranny demand that individuals not
be unreasonably constrained by government
in the crossing of political boundaries.
Economic freedom demands the unrestricted
movement of human as well as financial
capital across national borders. However,
we support control over the entry into our
country of foreign nationals who pose a
credible threat to security, health or
property.</p>
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