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Liberal Democracy, Illiberal Immigrants, and Equality

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In this paper, I examine the preservation thesis, according to which liberal democratic states can restrict the entry of illiberal immigrants to preserve the existence and functioning of liberal democratic institutions. The most reasonable version of the preservation thesis maintains that a liberal democratic state can accept illiberal immigrants as long as the acceptance will not exceed its capacity to accommodate the illiberal people under its jurisdiction. The preservation thesis relies on the assumption that a liberal democratic state should first allow its own illiberal citizens to stay in its territory and then leave illiberal immigrants to compete with each other for the limited opportunities to enter, even though illiberal citizens and illiberal immigrants pose the same challenge for the preservation of liberal democratic institutions. After examining three arguments based on humanitarianism, social ties and political ties to defend this assumption, I argue that these defenses fall victim to the problems of insufficiency and circularity. Therefore, the preservation thesis rests on a precarious ground.

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  • Yuchun Kuo, 2019. "Liberal Democracy, Illiberal Immigrants, and Equality," Global Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 10(1), pages 130-136, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:glopol:v:10:y:2019:i:1:p:130-136
    DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.12632
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