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Yes, countries should accept immigrants
Immigrants fill niches in the labor market, work hard to build a better life for themselves, and ultimately boost the host country's economy. Immigrants benefit the high-tech and biotech industries too. They also contribute to education and philanthropy. There are purely philosophical cases for immigration as well, such as the egalitarian case and the libertarian case.
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- Accepting refugees is beneficialWelcoming refugees protects their right to live, enters them into the labor force and boosts the economy, and benefits the countries they came from in the medium- to long- term.
- Countries with colonial pasts cannot turn immigrants awayThe host country must consider the havoc it has wreaked on other countries and base its immigration quota on that consideration.
- Immigrants positively affect the economyThe continual influx of immigrants positively affects three crucial elements of the economy: the labor market, economic growth, and public finance.
- A liberal state must allow freedom of movementThose who are not currently citizens of a particular liberal state should enjoy the same rights are those who are already citizens. When a liberal state disallows non-citizens entry into its territory, it negates their liberal freedom of movement and behaves inconsistently.
- People have the right to live wherever they wantProgressives argue that borders should stay open because people have the right to migrate to wherever they want. The desire to migrate and settle in a more prosperous country is a purely rational one. Open borders is a good response to the huge economic inequalities in the world.