Murray Rothbard wrote about two years before he died that his views on immigration had shifted. He explained that malicious states can use mass immigration to change the demographic composition of a society in a way that shifts political allegiances toward a tyrannical regime. I had my doubts that he was correct about this, and continued and even intensified my support for open borders.
How can I put this? He was right and I was wrong. I see that now. And god bless him for being willing to change his mind based on evidence. We should all be like that.
And by the way, it really pains me to say this, because I also believe that nationalism is dangerous and the nation-state itself has been responsible for terrible things. Nor do I believe a nation needs homogeneity to operate with peace and prosperity. But we have a situation here where the regime is weaponizing the immigration system to destroy constitutional law and liberty, and cynically and permanently so -- while meanwhile blocking legal and orderly immigration. It's highly dangerous for the liberty of Americans themselves.
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