Is There a Right to Immigrate? (2010)
The author: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Michael_Huemer" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Michael_Huemer</a><p>Seems like a very nice argument when isolated away from reality. Reality of mass immigration from Muslim countries into the UK has been a lot more people in the UK support Sharia law and want to ban homosexuality.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;uk-news&#x2F;2016&#x2F;apr&#x2F;11&#x2F;british-muslims-strong-sense-of-belonging-poll-homosexuality-sharia-law" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;uk-news&#x2F;2016&#x2F;apr&#x2F;11&#x2F;british-musl...</a><p>I like libertarians, but there are some feedback loops that prevent me from universally embracing libertarianism.<p>Also, the author describes this right to immigrate from the context of &quot;normal&quot; immigrants. What is normal and who gets to define it? Seems like a fluid definition that evolves as a function of past immigration. For example, parts of Sharia law might fit in OK (usury, for example) with Western values, so maybe we let that slide for a bit. Then, after a few decades and more norming of other aspects,   all these other social values become part of a voting block and get pushed into action. I don&#x27;t see great examples of government in the middle East, so why would I want to normalize those social values and evolve my government to suit?<p>I don&#x27;t consider myself anti-Islam (just anti fundamentalists, including Judeo-Christian sects) and I know a ton of secular Muslims with my values (most don&#x27;t want open door immigration either!).<p>In thirty years of traveling to Europe to visit family, I just don&#x27;t look at how they&#x27;ve managed immigration with a lot of enthusiasm. Nor do I want to replicate those policies here.