Referees sought for LP Submission: "Still No Right to Immigrate: Private Clubs, Landowners, and Exclusion"

[Stephan Kinsella]

If you are interested in refereeing this piece please let me know.

Abstract:
"The notion that immigrants have a right to immigrate to the U.S. appears to conflict with the government’s or citizens’ property rights. Michael Huemer has given one of the most interesting and provocative arguments on immigration in years. It turns the dominant view on its head. Unfortunately, the argument fails. U.S. citizens own land, individually, collectively, and via their government. For immigrants to gain a right to enter on it, Huemer must think that (1) the landowners have lost their rights to their land, (2) immigrants have competing rights, (3) the landowners’ rights are overridden, or (4) the landowners’ rights are undermined. He does not show that any of these are true. A separate issue and one not discussed here is whether it is a wise policy to reduce or end immigration to the United States.

Stephan Kinsella

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