Immigration

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.

The Libertarian Angle: Trump’s Wall

by Future of Freedom Foundation January 18, 2017

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

The Case for Open Immigration

by Future of Freedom Foundation August 10, 2016

Immigration controls are nothing but a system of socialist central planning. No wonder we have had a decades-long immigration crisis. The libertarian concept of open immigration encompasses such basic tenets of libertarianism as liberty of contract and freedom of association. The Future of Freedom Foundation presents the panel "The Case for Open Immigration" with Jacob ...

Immigration Controls Are Socialist

by Jake Desyllas July 1, 2016

In the classical-liberal age of 19th-century Europe, there were no immigration controls. Here is how Gustav Stolper — a German economist, classical liberal, and an immigrant — described the world he had known: This economic and social system of Europe was predicated on a few axiomatic principles. These principles were considered safe and unshakable…. They were freedom of ...

Bionic Mosquito’s Bite Misses the Mark

by Jacob G. Hornberger May 30, 2016

In my article “Bionic Mosquito Has It Wrong on Immigration,” I pointed out that when it comes to immigration enforcement measures that accompany immigration controls, Bionic Mosquito (i.e., Jonathan Goodwin) was steadfastly ensconced in the land of silence. Like many proponents of immigration controls, he simply chose not to discuss them. Bionic has ...