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What's to stop a nation implementing BI from capping the number of immigrants it admits? Such an action is pretty difficult in say the EU on a country basis
by junto 11y ago
What's to stop a nation implementing BI from capping the
number of immigrants it admits?
Such an action is pretty difficult in say the EU on a country basis. European residents (currently) have a right to live and work where ever they want in the EU. Countries can't block that without major changes to Tue EU rules.
- bayesianhorse 11y agoRule changes are not even enough. European borders are impossible to secure against "illegal" or "unwanted" migration of individuals. They always have been. Even the GDR wasn't able to stop its people entirely from leaving for the west. And nobody wants to use their methods. Of course, "illegal" immigrants can't apply for UBI. They would form a permanent underclass, who work for minimal wages, don't have any representation, no social security, and no social mobility.