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The Ethics of Immigration

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This review essay examines recent work in political theory on the ethics of immigration admissions. It considers arguments put forward by Michael Walzer, Peter Meilaender and David Miller, among others, for state control of borders. Such arguments tend to appeal to the value of political communities and/or the exclusion rights of democratic associations, and I argue that neither of these are successful. Turning to work by Joseph Carens, Phillip Cole, Michael Dummett and others who advocate open or much more open borders, the article considers various arguments that would support this stance, including appeals to freedom of movement, utilitarianism and social justice. I argue that rights to immigration need embedding in global principles of resource redistribution. In the conclusion I sketch a cosmopolitan approach to immigration by which impartial criteria such as population density and gross domestic product would determine how many migrants states have a duty to admit.

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  • Jonathan Seglow, 2005. "The Ethics of Immigration," Political Studies Review, Political Studies Association, vol. 3(3), pages 317-334, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:pstrev:v:3:y:2005:i:3:p:317-334
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-9299.2005.00026.x
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    1. Dilshad SABRI ALI, 2019. "How Does Mass Immigration Transform The Destination Societies?," Prizren Social Science Journal, SHIKS, vol. 3(3), pages 77-83, December.
    2. Zinovijus Ciupijus, 2010. "Ethical Pitfalls of Temporary Labour Migration: A Critical Review of Issues," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 97(1), pages 9-18, December.
    3. Trevor Jones & Monder Ram & Maria Villares-Varela, 2019. "Diversity, economic development and new migrant entrepreneurs," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 56(5), pages 960-976, April.
    4. Hock Thye Chan, 2018. "What is the Problem Represented to Be: A Research Methodology forAnalysing Australias Skilled Migration Policy," International Journal of Business and Economic Affairs (IJBEA), Sana N. Maswadeh, vol. 3(1), pages 21-32.
    5. Jonathan Seglow, 2009. "Arguments for Naturalisation," Political Studies, Political Studies Association, vol. 57(4), pages 788-804, December.
    6. Fischer Yannick, 2020. "Basic Income, Labour Automation and Migration – An Approach from a Republican Perspective," Basic Income Studies, De Gruyter, vol. 15(2), pages 1-034, December.

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