To the Editor of Golden Gate Libertarian:
I wish to submit this article for the next
issue.
Michael E.
Michael,
Great article! I'd like to see it in the newsletter. But you might be
wiser not referring to the ethnicity of welfare recipients. I
understand that it packs more of a punch if you raise the specter of
the state sterilizing black mothers in particular, and I presume that's
why you included the language. Unfortunately it could also give rise to
perceptions of stereotyping blacks as welfare recipients. For similar
reasons, you might substitute "poor people who could apply for welfare"
for "Mexicans" when speaking of the prohibitions on freely emigrating
to the United States.
By the way, my use here of the term "emigrating" instead of
"immigrating" is deliberate. This is another little language tweak that
just occurred to me. "Immigration" is a word that takes the perspective
of the people in the destination country, whereas "emigration" is
neutral and simply refers to movement across national borders.
Therefore it is less nationalist to refer to "emigration."
Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>
To the Editor of Golden Gate Libertarian:
I wish to submit this article for the next
issue.Michael E.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Immigration Prohibition
Consider this: more black children (virtually 100%),
whose mothers are on welfare, also go on welfare
once born. Should libertarians lobby the government
to prohibit these mothers from having kids?If not, what is the principal involved that allows them
to freely have children, yet prohibits Mexicans from
freely immigrating into the U.S.?Some homeless individuals migrate from one state
to another to receive more generous welfare benefits.
Should these states close down their borders to such
individuals?If not, what is the principal involved that allows them
to freely migrate, yet prohibits Mexicans from
immigrating into the U.S.?The problem here is the Big Govt welfare program,
not the absence of a Big Govt closed borders
program.Closing the borders faces many of the problems of
drug prohibition. The price of getting into the US
increases, giving large incentives to immigrant smugglers,
which dramatically increases murder, crime, and mayhem.The tragedy of the hapless illegal immigrant parallels
the tragedy of the illegal drug addict. And both travesties
are largely due to the government's laws against peaceful
behavior.
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Michael,
Great article! I'd like to see it in the newsletter. But you might be wiser not referring to the ethnicity of welfare recipients. I understand that it packs more of a punch if you raise the specter of the state sterilizing black mothers in particular, and I presume that's why you included the language. Unfortunately it could also give rise to perceptions of stereotyping blacks as welfare recipients. For similar reasons, you might substitute "poor people who could apply for welfare" for "Mexicans" when speaking of the prohibitions on freely emigrating to the United States.
By the way, my use here of the term "emigrating" instead of "immigrating" is deliberate. This is another little language tweak that just occurred to me. "Immigration" is a word that takes the perspective of the people in the destination country, whereas "emigration" is neutral and simply refers to movement across national borders. Therefore it is less nationalist to refer to "emigration."
Yours in liberty,
<<< Starchild >>>