20 sats \ 11 replies \ @Undisciplined 8 May \ on: Bryan Caplan on The Demagogic Case for Open Borders econ
I love Caplan and generally share his sentiments about immigrants, but I don't think he's right about this being the correct policy to call for.
It's very similar to the issue with central bank monetary policy, where the issue isn't that the policy is too tight or too loose. The problem is that there's a government policy at all.
"Open borders" could just as easily be called "forced integration", while "closed borders" are "forced segregation". Both violate freedom of association.
The solution is to respect private property rights and individuals' freedom of association.
The solution is to respect private property rights and individuals' freedom of association.
I think I miss something. How is this against open borders policy?
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The conflict comes from other state policies that force Americans to do various things:
- pay for roads, schools, hospitals, etc. that immigrants can't be excluded from,
- provide your business services to immigrant customers, under anti-discrimination laws
- hire immigrants, also under anti-discrimination laws.
The list would be longer if I thought more about it, but I think you get the idea. It's along the lines of Milton Friedman's "You can have open borders or a welfare state, but you can't have both."
American taxpayers don't get to choose not to interact with immigrants, the way they would get to choose if their property rights were respected.
In a private property world, we wouldn't have open borders and we wouldn't have closed borders. What we'd have is, those with permission from the relevant property owners can enter.
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See, how absurd is she? Spreading fear, feeding the evil, and, hey, some germans are rapists too, you know that? She and her party just fit perfectly to the story Caplan told.
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Caplan doesn’t live in Germany
It’s a mistake to generalize immigration globally
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Yes, exactly! It would be great if you could stop with this your what-about-ism and comment only if you have something to say to what Caplan says.
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Caplan doesn’t discuss disproportionate crime committed by immigrants from various countries.
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Why should he? His post is about the US.
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Citing statistics is not a crime. Also free speech 🎤
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she wrote: “Afghanistan refugees; Hamburg SPD mayor for ‘unbureaucratic’ acceptance; Welcoming culture for gang rape?”
Where do you see any statistics? It’s hate speech! Maybe ok in your world, but no, it’s not ok, it’s unacceptable.
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Click on the link for statistics 📊
Incitement of hatred should not be a crime. She did not incite violence.
She was not charged with libel or slander because her hate speech has a kernel of truth, empirically
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