There seem to be a lot of libertarians that are for open borders. I can't get my head around that. I can see possibly supporting that if the welfare state is eliminated. As long as we have a welfare state, open borders is out of the question.
The libertarian position on open borders was once tied to the complete lack of a social safety net. If you eliminate the incentive for people to come and mooch off of the system you'd get people who wanted to come here and work hard. Or so the theory goes,
Now... not so much.
There is a lot of other stuff that goes into open borders too. Different countries have different regulations for business. Then there are tariffs. It seems like the current open border people are just,, meh... we need to do it! Don't think about all that.
I'm not advocating open borders. I think we need to lock them down AND cut off the incentives for them to come here.
Freedom of movement is the guiding principal behind this position.
I can understand why people would like that ideal, but don't they see the risks and costs associated with that?
At what point do you stop being a libertarian and start being an ararchist?
I'm also pretty confused...
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