12 Responses

1. Anton Sherwood says:

   2005-05-06 at 11:57

   Including the bit about “social [i.e. political] benefits”?
2. Mike Linksvayer says:

   2005-05-11 at 13:28

   Yes. It says nothing about the level of political benefits. It is compatible with zero.
3. Mike Linksvayer » Blog Archive » Delete the border says:

   2005-08-31 at 19:47

   [...] And add the excellent Manifesto for the Abolition of International Apartheid to your network. [...]
4. Mike Linksvayer says:

   2005-09-27 at 11:04

   Framing apartheid

   Dev Purkayastha, riffing on two of my recent posts, writes:
   [Close-the-borders-protect-the-jawbs] is clearly winning out over intellectualized arguments by economists. I’ve mulling a strong counter-message that has more of an intuitive and emot…
5. Mike Linksvayer » No Inequality In My Backyard says:

   2006-03-28 at 22:35

   [...] The comments on these posts are full of idiots, but the estimable Chris Rasch works in one of my favorite links — the Manifesto for the Abolition of International Apartheid. [...]
6. Mike Linksvayer » Open Letter on Apartheid says:

   2006-05-17 at 10:19

   [...] I’ll go further and suggest the letter that people ought to be signing on with is the Manifesto for the Abolition of International Apartheid. [...]
7. Mike Linksvayer » Don’t let (potential) rioters set policy says:

   2007-01-19 at 0:25

   [...] Which should be enough to win over any modern human (non-neanderthal) to open borders. The ethical argument for open borders is even better. Policymakers must take account of the many voters who disagree with Legrain, even if this is based on ignorance and prejudice. It is surely better to admit 500,000 immigrants annually and have social peace than 1m and riots. [...]
8. Mike Linksvayer » Smash international apartheid says:

   2007-11-24 at 17:30

   [...] Read the whole thing. I link to it because it is a fine essay, but also because it ends with a link to the most excellent Manifesto of the Abolition of International Apartheid, which now has its own domain (and at this point, a mediocre website). The first of many times I have and will promote the Manifesto. [...]
9. Mike Linksvayer » Underprivileged Americans says:

   2008-06-06 at 19:45

   [...] mobility with no artificial restraints — abolish international apartheid. Surely Google can take a stronger stand than mine owners in South Africa did a century [...]
10. John says:

    2011-10-13 at 1:28

    I agree that all borders should be open. However all governments would have to eliminate all social/welfare programs to prevent the bankruptcy of the state or country.
11. Bruce says:

    2012-01-04 at 19:26

    I agree with John. 2011-10-13 A good way to start is to get rid of the social/welfare programs now and its related taxation. Take away the incentive to leave but leave the incentive to better your position through work, contribution and mutual cooperation (non govt imposed cooperation). Our back is broke now without more coming in. Get rid of the ‘tax others for me’ mentality and lets get to it.
12. The world has summarily discarded vast systems of restrictions on the labor mobility of medieval serfs, slaves, women, South African blacks, indigenous Australians, and a long list of others. – Mike Linksvayer says:

    2012-05-02 at 16:26

    [...] write about such eventually, but it’d be on the margin. And international apartheid is an abomination that should be eliminated immediately regardless of the long-term substitutability of development [...]