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Top Three Reasons Why 'Open Borders' Is Bad Libertarianism

Top Three Reasons Why 'Open Borders' Is Bad Libertarianism

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Christopher Cook
Jun 06, 2023
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A large swath of libertarians believe that an open-borders policy is most consonant with libertarian principles. The idea is that states should not use force to prevent the free movement of people, ideas, goods, capital, etc. On the surface, it seems to make sense.

On the surface.

I keep coming back and reexamining this contention, and every time I do, I …

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