Exam 26: A Right to Immigrate Michael Hummer

Huemer argues that those defending the United States' policy of imposing immigration restrictions incur a significant burden of justifying those restrictions.

In Huemer's view,

Huemer argues against restrictions on entry to the United States by any potential immigration, regardless of their criminal status.

Huemer allows that states may justifiably deny entry to

Huemer believes that the economic effects of immigration on the United States are

A prima facie rights violation is an action that violates someone's rights under any circumstances.

Explain the economic argument for restricting immigration in what Huemer regards as its strongest form. Just how far does Huemer think this argument goes? Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

According to Huemer, the cultural preservation argument for restricting immigration relies on two premises, one sociological and the other psychological.

In Huemer's view, a country's interest in cultural preservation is

Huemer argues that most immigration restriction involves prima facie rights violations.

Huemer believes that the state's supposed duty to prioritize its own citizens' interests

Huemer believes that what is needed to respond to common economic arguments for immigration restrictions is a general theory of when harmful coercion is justifiable.

Huemer argues that the impact of American culture on other peoples and cultures is evidently more disruptive than the reverse.

In the case of Sam forcibly preventing Marvin from reaching the marketplace, Huemer claims that Sam

Huemer allows that harmful coercion may be justified

According to Huemer, the mere threat of physical force does not constitute coercion.

Huemer describes America's current immigration law as

A prima facie rights violation is an act that

How does Huemer use the hypothetical case of Sam and Marvin to critique the cultural preservation argument for restricting immigration? Explain why or you find his reasoning persuasive or not, using concrete examples of cultural influence to defend your position.

According to Huemer, failing to observe an individual's prima facie rights may be justified by