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In my world there would be no such thing as an "illegal" migrant. And, the distinction would be between public places and private places. Anybody is free to ex
by jstanley 8y ago
In my world there would be no such thing as an "illegal" migrant.
And, the distinction would be between public places and private places. Anybody is free to exist in any public place with no permission required (just like you are already allowed to do once you're in the country).
It would all be exactly the same as it is now, except there are no checks at the border, and no visa requirements.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoDo you seriously think the quality of life wouldn't deteriorate rapidly if this was the case? Or is that not your concern? Or would it not effect your area, so you don't care? I think it's utopian to believe that this would lead to anything but slums and shanty towns. People with no wealth will all flock to areas with wealth, which won't have the infrastructure to support them. They'd camp out wherever they could with whatever they could - possibly right outside your house. Probably in your back yard actually - local law enforcement would be too overwhelmed to go around persecuting squatting or trespassing. Travel to a large city in India to see what happens when free movement is coupled with massive inequality.
- jstanley 8y agoIt's certainly not ethically sound to lock out people from poor countries just because you don't want them to be poor nearby.
- HumanDrivenDev 8y agoUnder your model people would just end up building huge gated-communities anyway - it would all be private property, so wouldn't violate any of your laws. People will find a way to keep people they don't want near by away from them.