Immigration Flashcards
how can we breakdown the isue of immigration?
1) freedom of movement
2) freedom of membership
who are the 2 liberal egalitarian scholars who talk about immigration?
rawls & caren’s
what does rawls think about immigration?
rawls advoates for relatively open bordes.
he thinks that freedom of movement is a liberty, but freedom of membership isn’t
membership should only be given if it doesn’t hinder liberty.
what does carens think about immigration?
carens think that all citizens have equal moral worth, and individuals are prior to community!!
- therefore, the liberal case for open borders is misguided & we can’t justify it
you can only restrict to PRESERVE ORDER
RADICAL OPEN BORDERS
what does abizadeh think about immigration?
abizadeh think that states shouldnt make decisions on borders unilaterally
everyone who’s affected by decisions on borders should be involved
what does the capacity-based/sufficientism view say about immigration?
we should only accept immigrants below a certain sufficiency threshold.
MOST IMPORTANTLY => sufficient theorieests think that letting in immigrants is NOT A FREEDOM ARGUMENT BUT RATHER ON THE BASIS OF ALLEVIATING POVERTY
what’s the basis of hte capacity based/ sufficientism view on immigration
sufficientism theories justify immigration on the basis of alleviating poverty, not on the basis of
what does communitarianism think about immigration?
we need close borders to keep cultures intact!
what do libertarains think about immigration?
libertarians think of sttes as territories. therfore, if you own a territory, you have the right to exclude.
how does fabre disagreee with the libertarian argument?
fabre thinks that ownership is not the same thing as sovereignty.
just because someone owns a place doesn’t mean they have sovereignty over it.
