How do you justify denying labor the same right to migration as capital currently possesses?The fact is that there are plenty of unskilled workers in America who are losing out on jobs to illegals because employers can skirt the laws by employing them. People gave good examples of this in this thread . . . those who mentioned hiring illegals to do their landscaping or housecleaning because it is "cheaper." Ta da!!! There's the proof in front of your eyes.
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I agree there are many urban jobs lost to domestic labor because immigrants work cheaper and harder. Farm labor is an entirely separate beast, imho.
Neither capital or labor has any "right" to cross borders.
Such a "right" would violate the Right of Self Determination.
I disagree. If you want to move your money overseas, the government has no authority to stop you. You have the right to dispose of your property as you see fit.
I was thinking more of the people in the land where you want to invest.
Maybe the People of Buttfukastan don't trust Americans and don't want Americans doing ANYTHING IN THEIR country.
IMO, they have that right.
Yes, they have that right. However, most countries have the opposite attitude. They want foreign investment.
georgephillip has some convoluted rationalization for his support of illegals, that involves a delusional "Right" of capital to cross borders.
It's utterly absurd.
Thus, my pointing out that capital does not have that right, that Sovereign People have the Right of Self Determination, which certainly includes controlling what passes over their border.
And yes, MOST nations WANT investment.