tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post111289037424797241..comments2023-12-24T00:27:57.613-06:00Comments on Kole Hard Facts of Life: Mike Kolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573721231319244630noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-1113855007433028352005-04-18T15:10:00.000-05:002005-04-18T15:10:00.000-05:00Also, it would be really difficult to cut off soci...Also, it would be really difficult to cut off social spending for illegals. You might cut off more direct welfare, such as food stamps. However, it would be almost impossible and probably not wise to cut off access to education and health care. Somebody shows up at the emergency room, are you just going to tell them to take their pneumonia or broken leg elsewhere?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940553284067503671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-1113162880002574232005-04-10T14:54:00.000-05:002005-04-10T14:54:00.000-05:00I was never completely sold on the open borders ar...I was never completely sold on the open borders argument even before 9/11. Mainly, I agree with you if someone is coming to the US to creat a living for himself and his family that's one thing. Unfortunately, they way it's set up, that person can as easily come to the US and proceed immediately to medicare and other programs. Remembering that my wife is a midwife who speaks fluent Spanish and delivers many a baby of Hispanic descent, she sees first hand how frequently this occurs.<BR/><BR/>Close off all welfare to non-US citizens *and* address national security concerns, and I'm inclined to send out the welcome wagon myself.Mike Kolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573721231319244630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5366199.post-1113161459850958992005-04-10T14:30:00.000-05:002005-04-10T14:30:00.000-05:00I don't know, brother. I tend to look at immigrat...I don't know, brother. I tend to look at immigration laws as arbitrary and illegitimate. If Juan wants to come across some arbitrarily defined political border, and someone here wants to rent him an apartment or give him a job, it's none of the government's business. So long as Juan isn't criminal, the government can honk off.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, there really are problems with this. Security concerns since 9/11 have particularly given me concern. So, I'm not quite so sweeping in my outlook there as I would have been a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>Still, I'm inclined to think that the proper libertarian presumption is that laws restricting basic human freedom of movement are simply illegitimate unless there is some compelling reason.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940553284067503671noreply@blogger.com