Can Americans afford to welcome the huddled masses?
Should you need government permission to take a job offer from a willing employer, rent an apartment from a willing landlord, or buy a product from a willing merchant? Most libertarians will rush to say, "No; these are basic human rights." Do all human beings have these rights? Most libertarians will rush to say, "Yes; we hold these truths to be self-evident."
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Robert VerBruggen is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute. Follow him on Twitter here. Bryan Caplan is a professor of economics at George Mason University and blogger for EconLog. He is co-author, with Zach Weinersmith, of Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration (First Second). He is also author of The Case Against Education: Why the Education System is a Waste of Time and Money (Princeton University Press).
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