this dumbass liberal bitch is obviously ignorant of the fact that illegally entering our country is a crime and that illegals are stealing our social services and committing a disproportionate amount of crime
let's hope she leaves the USA forever On Mar 5, 1:31 pm, "M. Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Alienating the Inalienableby Hannah Hoffman, Posted March 5, 2010This article > originally appeared in the December 2009 edition ofFreedom DailyThe freedom > movement is inspiring in many ways. > It promotes a peaceful, liberated society in which people can be free to > pursue their own ideas. Yet I find it ironic that while most involved in the > freedom movement recognize the idea of personal liberty, many still hold an > anti-liberty, anti-immigration view. When it comes to inalienable rights with > which all men are endowed, why does it matter whether a person is born on one > side of a border or another? Does crossing a border invalidate the > nonaggression principle? > In the liberty movement, it is generally agreed that people are within their > rights to make rules regarding their own personal property. You have a right > to decide who may or may not cross a border into your privately owned land. > But when it comes to borders that do not encompass privately owned property > borders between cities, counties, and so on does any government official > possess the moral authority to control the crossing ofthoseborders by private > individuals? > The Declaration of Independence states that all men share equal rights to > life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Keeping in mind the principle of > equal rights, what could give one person a right to tell another person what > borders he may or may not cross, when those borders do not surround privately > owned land? If everyone has equal, inalienable rights to life, liberty, and > private property, land that is not privately owned ought to be equally > available to everyone on the planet. > Notwithstanding the idea of equal rights, many libertarians have, when it > comes to immigration, a collectivist mentality: the notion that because a > person is born within the borders of a particular country, he, by virtue of > birth and in conjunction with others, owns the country. Such libertarians > think they have the right to dictate who may or may not cross > intotheircountry. Again, that contradicts the very basis of the Declaration > of Independence, as it assumes unequal rights among people. > As a pro-freedom individual, I strongly believe in the nonaggression > principle. If I were to attempt to initiate control over other people, > dictating where they may or may not live or to which location they may or may > not travel, I would be violating this fundamental principle of freedom and > that’s exactly what the anti-immigration advocates propose. > Though a principled approach toward immigration is important, there are also > some practical issues that need to be addressed.Illegal immigration and the > welfare stateFirst and foremost, there is a claim that illegal immigrants use > the system to get a free ride, contributing nothing and receiving welfare > benefits. Besides the fact that some immigrants do in fact contribute to the > economy through their labor, the real problem is not immigration but the > existence of the welfare state itself. The welfare system increases the size > of government, increases the transfer of wealth from private individuals to > government, and increases the transfer of wealth from government to welfare > recipients. > In other words, the welfare state leads to an increase in the size of the > unproductive class. In a free market, there would be no such system, and > immigration would serve as a boost to the economy. In a free-market economy, > when there are more people ordinarily there are more goods and services, more > jobs, more competition, and more economic vitality. > While it’s important to dismantle the welfare state, one might ask what > should be done with respect to immigration while the welfare state is still > in effect. It is not the fault of illegal immigrants that there is an > ineffective, immoral government system in place that requires people to > involuntarily surrender a portion of their hard-earned money so that it can > be distributed to others. Moreover, many illegal immigrants, who are working > just as hard as anyone else, are actually willing to pay their share of > taxes, but their illegal status makes it difficult for them to pay openly. > Those immigrants who go to work for U.S. employersdoend up paying taxes, as > their employers withhold income tax, Social Security, and Medicare from their > paycheck.Illegal immigrants and jobsIt should be noted that the illegal > status of many immigrants makes it easy for employers to take advantage of > immigrants’ vulnerability. Illegal immigrants are so desperate to find work > that they will take a job for much lower pay than most Americans. If > immigrants were not afraid of getting caught and were free to conduct their > business openly, they would be competing for jobs on an equal level with U.S. > citizens and, thus, would be able to seek higher pay. > However, there is nothing morally wrong with a person’s offering cheap labor, > and it actually benefits the economy. If an employer can hire someone to > perform the same job for lower pay, more consumers benefit. That is how the > free market works. In practical terms, immigration increases competition, and > competition benefits the economy by encouraging innovation, reducing prices > for the consumer and giving the consumer more options. > But aside from this practical solution, some people argue that illegal > immigrants “steal” jobs from hard-working Americans. In reality, a person > does not own his job. The employer offers the job, and the employee works for > the employer. If there is no contract involved that states otherwise, an > employer may fire his employees at any time and hire whoever he feels is > better suited for the job. Returning to the concept of equal rights, a person > should be free to travel, free to conduct business, and free to make his own > monetary decisions, regardless of where he happens to have been born. You are > not entitled to my wealth or to dictate to me what I should do with my money, > and vice versa. As morally equal persons, we are both entitled to the freedom > to pursue our happiness in our own way. > More and more of our freedoms, however, are being stripped away at a faster > and faster rate, through higher taxes, increased socialized government > programs, and the continued prohibition of substances and consensual > activities. Immigration is just as much a freedom issue as any other > government prohibition. And the fact is that immigration is not going to stop > occurring, whether or not we make it illegal, just as the supply of drugs and > alcohol did not disappear when selling them was made illegal. > In fact, the consequence of prohibiting immigration is going to be just what > we see when other prohibitions are enforced, viz., the creation of a black > market, which encourages real crime and leads to the development of a police > state. The war on drugs has created hundreds of thousands of criminals who > are in jail for peaceful reasons, just as the prohibition on the manufacture > and sale of alcohol did back in the 1920s. History has taught us that > prohibition does not eliminate the supply or demand for a product or service, > and the same principle applies to immigration. > Whether or not immigration is made illegal, immigrants are going to continue > crossing the border in an attempt to provide for themselves and their > families. If we embrace the idea of open borders, we are not only advocating > freedom forallpeople, we are also saving innocent lives, raising standards of > living, and enriching our own lives.Hannah Hoffman is a freedom-loving > musician who has merged her musical talents with her political cynicism. > Visit her website:www.hhmusic.netand her fan page:www.hanarchist.tumblr.com. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
