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Open Immigration vs. Xenophobia

Immigration: Why the Debate is Tragically Flawed by Michael J. Hurd (March 4, 2009)
Liberals speak of immigrants as if they're all virtuous, self-responsible people, while conservatives speak of them all as evil, mooching threats. Both are unfounded generalizations.

The High Cost of Washington's Price Manipulation Policy by Yaron Brook and Don Watkins (December 5, 2008)
Maybe it's time for a new approach. How about we start thinking of ways to address this crisis by getting the government out of the business of price manipulation--and let prices, from home values to interest rates, be determined by people's free choices and the law of supply and demand?

Immigration and Individual Rights by Craig Biddle (March 21, 2008)
Does a foreigner have a moral right to move to America? And should America welcome him?

Illegal Immigration by Walter Williams (July 10, 2007)
Immigration has always been a blessing for us, and it still is.

Legalize The American Dream: Immigration is in America's Self-Interest by Rebecca Knapp (September 23, 2006)
If anti-immigration groups are really after American self-interest, they should open their eyes to the tremendous benefits that free immigration offers to America.

A Russian Immigrant's Lesson in American Patriotism by Joseph Kellard (June 28, 2006)
Rand recognized that what distinguished America from all nations, past and present, is its moral and political foundation: individual rights.

The Solution to "Illegal Immigration" by Harry Binswanger (May 20, 2006)
The problem of "illegal" immigration can be solved at the stroke of a pen: legalize immigration.

Immigration Quotas vs. Individual Rights: The Moral and Practical Case for Open Immigration by Harry Binswanger (April 2, 2006)
Entry into the U.S. should ultimately be free for any foreigner, with the exception of criminals, would-be terrorists, and those carrying infectious diseases.

Immigration: Pave Your Own Way by Michael J. Hurd (March 27, 2006)
There are so many platitudes about immigration--some cloaked in sincerity, and others completely meaningless.

America: Open Up That Golden Gate by Steven Brockerman (December 15, 2005)
Open immigration will do America a great deal of good. Becoming xenophobic, though, will not, either economically or in terms of security. Indeed, if history is any guide, it will do a whole lot of harm.

 

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