Open-Border Immigration Policy: A Step towards Global Justice

In this article we argue for a world in which open borders are the rule and not the exception. This argument is based on the general recognition of ius migrandias a basic right of persons. An open-border immigration policy is preferable—atleast from a normative standpoint—to the typical policies des...

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Autor: VELASCO, Juan Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE
Repositorio:Migraciones Internacionales
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.colef.mx:article/626
Acceso en línea:https://migracionesinternacionales.colef.mx/index.php/migracionesinternacionales/article/view/626
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:immigration policy
border control
human rights
state sovereignty
distributive global justice
política de inmigración
control fronterizo
derechos humanos
soberanía del Estado
justicia global distributiva
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Sumario:In this article we argue for a world in which open borders are the rule and not the exception. This argument is based on the general recognition of ius migrandias a basic right of persons. An open-border immigration policy is preferable—atleast from a normative standpoint—to the typical policies designed to control or block borders through the simplistic mode of constructing walls. On the basis of a global conception of distributive justice as suggested by cosmopolitan egalitarians,we claim that open-door policies—or, failing in that, the implementation of a system of economic compensation for poor countries—provide powerful means to respond to the enormous inequalities that exist between countries and represent an appropriate way to order current migratory flows.