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FTA: > If the worry is that future migrants might not pay their way, why not charge them more for visas, or make them pay extra taxes, or restrict their access
by ForHackernews 9y ago
FTA:
> If the worry is that future migrants might not pay their way, why not charge them more for visas, or make them pay extra taxes, or restrict their access to welfare benefits? Such levies could also be used to regulate the flow of migrants, thus avoiding big, sudden surges
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- mnm2 9y agoYeah, make the poor pay more That's the solution! They depend on government handouts or other donations and making them pay more will solve the problem now
- fche 9y agoFTA: > open borders also FTA: > why not charge them more for visas Someone forgot what "open borders" means.
- ForHackernews 9y agoDoes anyone on HN actually read the article anymore? They specifically address this: > To clarify, “open borders” means that people are free to move to find work. It does not mean “no borders” or “the abolition of the nation-state”. On the contrary, the reason why migration is so attractive is that some countries are well-run and others, abysmally so. You're using a different (and unspecified) definition of "open borders" than the authors of the article.
- fche 9y agoIf his "open borders"' "free to move" does not include "free to move across borders", then it's a troll piece. If it's "free to move, if immigration law permits", then it's a tautological piece.
- ForHackernews 9y agoMaybe you should try reading the article to see what the article is about.
- fche 9y agoRereading did not help make the thesis any better founded, or its abuse of the term "open borders" any more acceptable.