Institute of Economic Affairs Paper on Immigration and the Economic Liberty of Natives
The Institute of Economic Affairs, a prominent UK think thank, has published my paper on “Immigration and the Economic Freedom of Natives.” Here is a summary of the main points:
• Immigration restrictions severely undermine the economic freedom of receiving-country citizens, as well as that of potential migrants.
• This impact affects both the ‘negative’ economic freedom valued by libertarians, classical liberals and many conservatives, and the ‘positive’ freedom most valued by many on the political left.
• Immigration restrictions harm negative economic freedom by depriving UK citizens of the opportunity to engage in valuable transactions with migrants, such as employing them, renting property to them, bu
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