Immigration (Humer) Flashcards
All acts of coercion are harmful
False
All harmful actions are coercive
False
All coercion violates rights
False
All harmful acts violate rights
False
In scenario 1, Sam’s action doesn’t violate Marvin’s rights.
False
In scenario 1, Sam’s action is not wrong
False
In Scenario 1, Sam’s action is wrong because it violates Marvin’s rights.
True
In Scenario 1, Sam’s action violates Marvin’s rights because it is coercive and harmful and there is no special circumstance
that makes the coercion and harm appropriate.
True
Individuals have a prima facie, negative right, not to be subjected to seriously harmful coercion.
True
In the analogy between Scenario 1 and immigration, the role of Marvin is played by the government of the United States
False
n the analogy between Scenario 1 and immigration, the role of Sam is played by those potential immigrants who seek
escape from oppression or economic hardship.
False
In the analogy between Scenario 1 and immigration, the marketplace is analogous to the United States
True
The actions of the U.S. government, prima facie, violate immigrants’ prima facie right not to be harmfully coerced.
True
Immigrants to the US don’t harm any US workers
False
The actions of the U.S. government violate immigrants’ prima facie right not to be harmfully coerced and are therefore
wrong even if immigration harms some US workers.
True
