Immigration

The Libertarian Angle: More Immigration-Control Chaos (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation August 29, 2018

Immigration controls are like any other type of government control--a top-down command structure doomed to failure and resource mismanagement. And more importantly, immigration controls violate the libertarian non-agression principle. Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

Libertarian Lessons: Immigration

by Scott McPherson August 8, 2018

Individuals are autonomous beings with rights that must be respected – by other individuals, and by government – regardless of religion, ethnicity, race, creed, or place of origin. We are each “endowed by our Creator” with the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For libertarians, immigration is thereby considered a net good. “Let us exalt, not stifle, man's mobility!” declared ...

The Libertarian Angle: Trade and Immigration Controls (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation June 26, 2018

If the free movement of goods is beneficent and desired, does that not also hold true for people? And more importantly, don't people have the right of free movement? FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger and Richard M. Ebeling discuss. Go to the podcast.

Caging Children, Separating Families: Has the War on Immigration Gone Too Far?

by John W. Whitehead June 13, 2018

“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the standards of other centuries.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism Sometimes you have to draw a line in the sand. This ...

The Tyranny of Immigration Controls

by Jacob G. Hornberger April 1, 2018

Imagine the following conversation: John: Oh, my head hurts so bad. I don’t know what I’m going to do. Jack: If you stopped beating your head against that wall, your headache would go away. John: You libertarians are always so impractical and extreme. My headache has nothing to do with the fact that I am beating my head against this wall. I ...

Open Borders: Trade, Migration, Entrepreneurship, and Property

by Ken Schoolland April 1, 2018

For good reason people ask how nations can become more prosperous. Usually the start is “Why is there poverty?” But the real question should be “Why is there wealth?” Poverty is the natural condition of all peoples of the world throughout history. Only in the past couple hundred years have we seen an astounding rise in the amount of ...

Round Ups, Checkpoints and National ID Cards

by John W. Whitehead January 24, 2018

“The roundups are getting worse. The checkpoints are getting worse. The harassment is getting worse. The things we were worried would happen are happening.”—Angus Johnston, professor at the City University of New York No one is safe. No one is immune. No one gets spared the anguish, fear and heartache of living under the shadow of an authoritarian police ...

Our Heritage of Open Immigration from S***hole Countries

by Scott McPherson January 22, 2018

The history of open immigration in this country makes a favorable case for poor and uneducated immigrants. It might just be the huddled masses we need most. From the end of the Mexican War, in 1848, until the 1920s, the only obstacle to travel across the southern border was terrain. Usually poor and uneducated, people crossed and traded across this ...

The Libertarian Angle: Immigration Circus Comes to Town (video)

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 16, 2018

What is DACA? What is the libertarian angle on immigration? FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling discuss President Trump's recent policy moves concerning illegal immigrants. Go to the podcast.

The Case for Open Borders

by Jacob G. Hornberger September 13, 2017

FFF president Jacob G. Hornberger talks open immigration with a class at Northwoods University.

The Libertarian Angle: Trump, Obama, and DACA

by Future of Freedom Foundation September 12, 2017

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling the presidency and immigration policy. Go to the podcast.

The Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Immigration Dictatorship

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 31, 2017

FFF president Jacob Hornberger and Richard Ebeling talk about Donald Trump's policy on immigration. Go to the podcast.