Posted by
Playful Walrus on Friday, May 18, 2007 5:00:35 PM
Some libertarians point out what a great thing illegal aliens are because they contribute to our economy. The problem is, that in a perfectly libertarian world, health care providers take on patients on a strictly voluntary basis. Schools are not funded by tax dollars and take on students on a purely voluntary basis. Housing would not be funded by tax dollars and landlords would be able to rent or not rent to someone for any or no reason. Utilities/public works would not be funded from tax dollars. Payroll taxes would not exist. Private property owners would be responsible for things like borders and keeping criminals, terrorists, contraband, and disease from using their patch of land to harm others.
We don’t live in that world.
Until we do, libertarians should prioritize to move us towards that system and THEN come out in favor of “open borders”.
Business owners (Wall Street Journal Republicans) like having access to cheap labor without having to move operations to other countries. That’s all well and good, but the rest of us are stuck supporting the poor illegal aliens and legal immigrants. I’d be willing to pay slightly higher prices for goods and services in exchange for reduced taxes.
Libertarians and WSJ Republicans, if they really do care about the U.S., should support border control until we have a more libertarian society.