Immigration

America’s Forever Immigration Morass

by Jacob G. Hornberger December 1, 2023

All my life I have witnessed America’s ongoing, never-ending, perpetual immigration morass, along with the endless laments, anguish, anxiety, and depression among American statists that have accompanied it. All of this mental anguish has caused immigration-control advocates for the last several decades to ceaselessly cry out for Congress to enact “comprehensive immigration reform” designed to finally — finally! — ...

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 ...

The Case for Open Immigration

by Jacob G. Hornberger September 1, 2019

Every American living today has lived his entire life under an immigration crisis. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. America’s system of immigration controls is based on the concept of central planning, which is a core feature of socialism, which, as anyone from North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela will attest, always produces crises. Government officials centrally plan the movements of millions ...

Freedom Is Why Immigrants Come to America

by Richard M. Ebeling May 23, 2019

America! The word has meant hope, opportunity and freedom for tens of millions of people over the last two and half centuries. For a good part of those 250 years, the words on the Stature of Liberty in New York harbor have rang true: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse ...

Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Immigration Plan

by Future of Freedom Foundation May 22, 2019

Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss President Trump's new immigration reform plan and show why it, like all other immigration reform plans, is doomed to fail.

Wall or No Wall

by Laurence M. Vance February 1, 2019

One would have to have had his head in the sand for the past two years not to know that Donald Trump is committed to the idea of building a wall between the United States and Mexico. Trump famously said during his official announcement that he was a Republican candidate for president, I would build a great wall, ...

The Madness of the Wall Debate

by Gary D. Barnett January 18, 2019

"The Wall was an edifice of fear. On November 9th, it became a place of joy." - Former German President Horst Köhler, Berlin, November 9th 2009 America has become the epitome of divisiveness, one side against the other, both against the middle. This is a malignancy that has grown into mass hatred, and no good can result from such animosity among ...

Border Patrol Is Turning America Into a Constitution-Free Zone

by John W. Whitehead January 16, 2019

“Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.”— William Pitt How far would you really go to secure the nation’s borders against illegal aliens? Would you give the government limitless amounts of money to fight yet another endless war? Surround the entire country with concrete walls and ...

The Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Wall and Shutdown (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 10, 2019

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling, professor at The Citadel, discuss the ongoing political tussle over the border wall and the ensuing government shutdown. Go to the podcast.

Focus on Freedom: Open the Borders

by Catherine Bleish December 13, 2018

Catherine Bleish applies the non-aggression principle to the movement of people.

Libertarian Angle: More Border Control Chaos

by Future of Freedom Foundation November 1, 2018

Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss immigration.

The Libertarian Angle: The Immigrant Caravan

by Future of Freedom Foundation October 23, 2018

As a large group of refugees heads north through Mexico, it is time to ask what a proper libertarian stance on immigration should be. FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.