Transcription of Why Should We Restrict Immigration?
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5 Why Should We Restrict Immigration? Bryan CaplanConsider the following thought experiment: Moved by theplight of desperate earthquake victims, you volunteer to work as arelief worker in Haiti. After two weeks, you re ready to go , when you arrive at the airport, customs officials tellyou that you re forbidden to enter the United States. You go to theAmerican consulate to demand an explanation. But the officialresponse is simply, The United States does not have to explainitself to you. You don t have to be a libertarian to admit that this seems like amonstrous injustice.
migration to protect native workers from the consequences of immi-gration. There is a cheaper and more humane alternative: Charge immigrants surtaxes and/or admission fees, then use the extra rev-enue to compensate low-skilled Americans. For example, you could issue green cards to Haitians who agree to perpetually pay a 50 per-
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