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Vol. 8 No. 31 (2016): July-December, 2016

Open-Border Immigration Policy: A Step towards Global Justice

DOI
https://doi.org/10.17428/rmi.v8i4.626
Published
2016-11-22

Abstract

In this article we argue for a world in which open borders are the rule and not the exception. This argument is based on the general recognition of ius migrandias a basic right of persons. An open-border immigration policy is preferable—atleast from a normative standpoint—to the typical policies designed to control or block borders through the simplistic mode of constructing walls. On the basis of a global conception of distributive justice as suggested by cosmopolitan egalitarians,we claim that open-door policies—or, failing in that, the implementation of a system of economic compensation for poor countries—provide powerful means to respond to the enormous inequalities that exist between countries and represent an appropriate way to order current migratory flows.

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Keywords

  • immigration policy
  • border control
  • human rights
  • state sovereignty
  • distributive global justice

How to Cite

VELASCO, J. C. (2016). Open-Border Immigration Policy: A Step towards Global Justice. Migraciones Internacionales, 8(31), 43–72. https://doi.org/10.17428/rmi.v8i4.626
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