In Defense of Open Immigration by Future of Freedom Foundation March 20, 2010 Immigration is one of the most difficult and divisive issues for freedom lovers. Many principled libertarians and champions of a free society believe in government restrictions on immigration, either for their own sake or as an interim measure so long as the United States has welfare programs that are presumed to attract immigrants, who then become net recipients of government revenue at the cost of taxpayers. Most arguments against immigration, coming from partisans of freedom, boil down one way or another to the notion that free immigration fosters socialism and moves American society away from the libertarian ideal. It is argued that immigrants use welfare programs and encourage their expansion; or that immigrants modify American culture generally for the worse, bringing from their native countries alien and socialistic ideas; or that free immigration itself constitutes a de facto trespass against the private-property rights of Americans; or some combination ...
In Defense of Open Immigration by Future of Freedom Foundation April 26, 2010 Immigration is one of the most difficult and divisive issues for freedom lovers. Many principled libertarians and champions of a free society believe in government restrictions on immigration, either for their own sake or as an interim measure so long as the United States has welfare programs that are presumed to attract immigrants, who then become net recipients of government revenue at the cost of taxpayers. Most arguments against immigration, coming from partisans of freedom, boil down one way or another to the notion that free immigration fosters socialism and moves American society away from the libertarian ideal. It is argued that immigrants use welfare programs and encourage their expansion; or that immigrants modify American culture generally for the worse, bringing from their native countries alien and socialistic ideas; or that free immigration itself constitutes a de facto trespass against the private-property rights of Americans; or some combination ...
In Defense of Open Immigration by Future of Freedom Foundation May 2, 2010 Immigration is one of the most difficult and divisive issues for freedom lovers. Many principled libertarians and champions of a free society believe in government restrictions on immigration, either for their own sake or as an interim measure so long as the United States has welfare programs that are presumed to attract immigrants, who then become net recipients of government revenue at the cost of taxpayers. Most arguments against immigration, coming from partisans of freedom, boil down one way or another to the notion that free immigration fosters socialism and moves American society away from the libertarian ideal. It is argued that immigrants use welfare programs and encourage their expansion; or that immigrants modify American culture generally for the worse, bringing from their native countries alien and socialistic ideas; or that free immigration itself constitutes a de facto trespass against the private-property rights of Americans; or some combination ...
Immigration Socialism, the Drug War, and a Police State by Jacob G. Hornberger July 1, 2022 I grew up on a farm a few miles outside Laredo, Texas, which is located on the U.S.-Mexico border. Our farm was situated on the Rio Grande, so we irrigated our fields from water taken from the river. When we would drive down to the river to fix our irrigation pump, we could see Mexico and would oftentimes wave ...
Biden’s Immigration Crisis by Jacob G. Hornberger March 18, 2021 The immigration crisis taking place at the U.S.-Mexico border confirms three points that I have been making for many years. The first point is that no matter who is elected president and no matter what new policies are adopted to resolve America’s decades-old immigration crisis, it won’t do any good. That’s because America’s system of ...
The Bionic Mosquito Strikes Again! by Jacob G. Hornberger December 8, 2017 The Bionic Mosquito is at again, desperately trying to reconcile his support of government-controlled borders with libertarian principles. This time, in an act of real desperation, he uses my article “Wedding Cakes Have Nothing to Do With Free Speech” (which he kindly describes as “exemplary,” for which I am most appreciative), to buttress his controlled-border position. His article, ...
Adhering to Principle on Immigration by Jacob G. Hornberger January 17, 2019 Conservatives and liberals favor a system based on immigration controls, which are founded on the socialist principle of central planning. As any person in Venezuela, Cuba, North Korea, and the former Soviet Union will attest, central planning always produces chaos and crises. That’s why we have had a perpetual, ongoing crisis for decades in the area of ...
Abbott’s Border Follies by Jacob G. Hornberger April 20, 2022 Advocates of immigration controls are undoubtedly ecstatic over Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s recent border follies. Not satisfied with federal inspection of commercial vehicles entering the United States from Mexico, Abbott ordered state troopers to conduct additional searches of vehicles coming into the United States. Abbott’s justification for his inspection folly? He says he is just trying ...
Keep the Borders Open by Jacob G. Hornberger February 1, 2002 This article was originally published in the January 2002 edition of The World and I. In times of crisis, it is sometimes wise and constructive for people to return to first principles and to reexamine and reflect on where we started as a nation, the road we’ve traveled, where we are ...
Keep the Borders Open by Jacob G. Hornberger March 20, 2010 This article was originally published in the January 2002 edition of The World and I. In times of crisis, it is sometimes wise and constructive for people to return to first principles and to reexamine and reflect on where we started as a nation, the road ...
Keep the Borders Open by Future of Freedom Foundation March 20, 2010 This article was originally published in the January 2002 edition of The World and I. In times of crisis, it is sometimes wise and constructive for people to return to first principles and to reexamine and reflect on where we started as a nation, the road ...
Keep the Borders Open by Future of Freedom Foundation April 22, 2010 This article was originally published in the January 2002 edition of The World and I. In times of crisis, it is sometimes wise and constructive for people to return to first principles and to reexamine and reflect on where we started as a nation, the road ...
