tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post6827536719055770571..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: The Tangled Web of Anti-immigration ArgumentationRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62166906301722766852017-04-02T22:29:31.528-04:002017-04-02T22:29:31.528-04:00Re: FormerIntelligent,
--- Why do Libertarians e...Re: FormerIntelligent, <br /><br />--- Why do Libertarians equate an unlimited stream of low IQ 3rd worlders with freedom? ---<br /><br />Because it frees the more productive labor for other, more profitable endeavors. <br /><br />Next thing you're gonna say is that libertarians worship Capitalism like a god, or the "Tucker Carlson/Mike Pence Admonition".OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23066434059482566002017-04-02T22:23:16.109-04:002017-04-02T22:23:16.109-04:00Re: Cap'n Mike,
It's a critique on the a...Re: Cap'n Mike, <br /><br />It's a critique on the argument that borders should be kept closed by the same incompetent bufoons who can't seem to keep welfare benefits from the greedy hands of the same immigrants the anti-immigrant zealots want the government to keep out. OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-83827078701385033732017-04-02T22:21:32.687-04:002017-04-02T22:21:32.687-04:00Re: Shimshon,
--- It is a libertarian argument[....Re: Shimshon, <br /><br />--- It is a libertarian argument[...] ---<br /><br />No, it is not.OldMexicanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16111465436836633221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16401097572917282502017-04-02T22:20:31.172-04:002017-04-02T22:20:31.172-04:001965 85% white
2009 65%
2042 whites will be a mino...1965 85% white<br />2009 65%<br />2042 whites will be a minorityMarmitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850328196531520558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-43319763575871923162017-04-02T16:26:46.105-04:002017-04-02T16:26:46.105-04:00Higgs is correct. It is a failure of the state.
I...Higgs is correct. It is a failure of the state.<br /><br />In Europe, the issues with refugee violence is the direct result of states not enforcing their laws. In essence, the state is point its gun at its own citizens, stating it will not protect them and they -- the citizens -- better not try to protect yourselves.<br /><br />And, ala Higgs, a state that actively protects the violent actions ofJim Fedakohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052806627314964160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81561088057485862452017-04-02T16:21:36.083-04:002017-04-02T16:21:36.083-04:00The problem isn't immigration but the existenc...The problem isn't immigration but the existence of the state and democracy. As long as people believe that the state has a right to cripple them from defending their own property against tax collectors and regulators, they will react the only way they can, by asking the state (via their vote) to protect them and their property by "building the wall." We have to go back to the JD Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04752883463078685438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-91443188933056785892017-04-02T14:25:48.553-04:002017-04-02T14:25:48.553-04:00Advocating for state-mandated apartheid is not &qu...Advocating for state-mandated apartheid is not "libertarian" IMO.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968441656658845395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-16385832544542325822017-04-02T13:18:36.782-04:002017-04-02T13:18:36.782-04:00Make it the law, as it already is, and enforce it....Make it the law, as it already is, and enforce it. Oops. Who is going to enforce and what penalties?<br />Higgs, do you live under HOA, or equivalent, controlled territory?JaimeInTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729407700850451849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-40637161305134219232017-04-02T12:29:12.797-04:002017-04-02T12:29:12.797-04:00My reading of this is it's a critique of gover...My reading of this is it's a critique of government rather than a critique of anti-immigration. In all honesty, I gotta say that we've got all the diversity we can handle without further inflows.<br />We also need fewer H-1B's and more aggie guest workers. That's gonna be tough with all the Silicon Valley donors and the Farm Worker's Union.Capn Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133441332228302495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-26622209136061234352017-04-02T10:46:52.771-04:002017-04-02T10:46:52.771-04:00This argument is a straw man for many of the reaso...This argument is a straw man for many of the reasons Mr. Higgs raises.<br /><br />It is a libertarian argument, not an alt-right one.<br /><br />It does not reflect the historical record. It also is contra 70 years of post-1965 experience.<br /><br />History and current events show clearly that immigration of this scale always, ALWAYS, subsumes the native culture. If you think this is a good Shimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-38284212343348405032017-04-02T10:46:02.187-04:002017-04-02T10:46:02.187-04:00Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !
Let's just drop the go...Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz !<br />Let's just drop the government obsession for a moment.<br /><br />Why do Libertarians equate an unlimited stream of low IQ 3rd worlders with freedom ?<br />Some of us no longer want these people here regardless of whether a "welfare wall" is in place or not.<br /><br />Has America become more free or less free since Hart-Cellar ?<br />Coincidence ?<br />FormerLibertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386538794443236034noreply@blogger.com