Free trade is incompatible with restricted immigration
reply to Hans-Hermann Hoppe
Keywords:
immigration, free trade, liberalism, forced integration, multiculturalism, globalization, alt-rightAbstract
In this paper I criticize the main “liberal arguments” against immigration. I focus on Hans-Hermann Hoppe’s work, since it is representative of the typical arguments offered by those who oppose immigration by appealing to liberal reasons. I introduce objections to these arguments and conclude that, if we start from liberal premises, we cannot oppose immigration.
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