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I'm not sure which country you are thinking from here. But if you're thinking that open borders means people would all flood into the USA for personal wealth,
by jlokier 6y ago
I'm not sure which country you are thinking from here.
But if you're thinking that open borders means people would all flood into the USA for personal wealth, you have it wrong.
If many countries offered UBI, while keeping everything else the same, many people would flood out of the USA in search of better healthcare and education, for example.
It is issue dependent.
- thu2111 6y agoEven if every country offered UBI simultaneously, which isn't possible, they would offer very different amounts. UBI is welfare and acts as an immigration pull - it cannot be actually universal despite its name. There must always be many conditions on who receives it, hence, it still requires extensive means testing. But in practice some countries will go first. And they will become far more attractive to immigrants as a consequence, and will need to have a plan for that.