Thread: Libertarian Party Platform on Immigration

IV.1 Immigration

The Issue: Our borders are currently neither open, closed, nor secure. This situation restricts the labor pool, encouraging employers to hire undocumented workers, while leaving those workers neither subject to nor protected by the law. A completely open border allows foreign criminals, carriers of communicable diseases, terrorists and other potential threats to enter the country unchecked. Pandering politicians guarantee access to public services for undocumented aliens, to the detriment of those who would enter to work productively, and increasing the burden on taxpayers.

The Principle: The legitimate function and obligation of government to protect the lives, rights and property of its citizens, requires awareness of and control over the entry into our country of foreign nationals who pose a threat to security, health or property. Political freedom and escape from tyranny demands that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders.

Solutions: Borders will be secure, with free entry to those who have demonstrated compliance with certain requirements. The terms and conditions of entry into the United States must be simple and clearly spelled out. Documenting the entry of individuals must be restricted to screening for criminal background and threats to public health and national security. It is the obligation of the prospective immigrant to demonstrate compliance with these requirements. Once effective immigration policies are in place, general amnesties will no longer be necessary.

Transitional Action: Ensure immigration requirements include only appropriate documentation, screening for criminal background and threats to public health and national security. Simplifying the immigration process and redeployment of surveillance technology to focus on the borders will encourage the use of regular and monitored entry points, thus preventing trespass and saving lives. End federal requirements that benefits and services be provided to those in the country illegally. Repeal all measures that punish employers for hiring undocumented workers. Repeal all immigration quotas.

The Libertarian Party has long recognized the importance of allowing free and open immigration, understanding that this leads to a growing and more prosperous America. We condemn the xenophobic immigrant bashing that would build a wall around the United States. At the same time, we recognize that the right to enter the United States does not include the right to economic entitlements such as welfare. The freedom to immigrate is a freedom of opportunity, not a guarantee of a handout.

I see it as No welfare - open the borders

http://www.lp.org/issues/immigration.shtml

Originally Posted by theclassics

IV.1 Immigration

The Issue: Our borders are currently neither open, closed, nor secure. This situation restricts the labor pool, encouraging employers to hire undocumented workers, while leaving those workers neither subject to nor protected by the law. A completely open border allows foreign criminals, carriers of communicable diseases, terrorists and other potential threats to enter the country unchecked. Pandering politicians guarantee access to public services for undocumented aliens, to the detriment of those who would enter to work productively, and increasing the burden on taxpayers.

The Principle: The legitimate function and obligation of government to protect the lives, rights and property of its citizens, requires awareness of and control over the entry into our country of foreign nationals who pose a threat to security, health or property. Political freedom and escape from tyranny demands that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders.

Solutions: Borders will be secure, with free entry to those who have demonstrated compliance with certain requirements. The terms and conditions of entry into the United States must be simple and clearly spelled out. Documenting the entry of individuals must be restricted to screening for criminal background and threats to public health and national security. It is the obligation of the prospective immigrant to demonstrate compliance with these requirements. Once effective immigration policies are in place, general amnesties will no longer be necessary.

Transitional Action: Ensure immigration requirements include only appropriate documentation, screening for criminal background and threats to public health and national security. Simplifying the immigration process and redeployment of surveillance technology to focus on the borders will encourage the use of regular and monitored entry points, thus preventing trespass and saving lives. End federal requirements that benefits and services be provided to those in the country illegally. Repeal all measures that punish employers for hiring undocumented workers. Repeal all immigration quotas.

Where did you get this - link?

Here is the link...this is from the official party platform.

http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml#immgr

I dont' know how to make it a hyperlink on this forum..but i guess you can copy/paste.

http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml#immgr

Originally Posted by theclassics

Here is the link...this is from the official party platform.

http://www.lp.org/issues/platform_all.shtml#immgr

I like this part:
"Repeal all measures that punish employers for hiring undocumented workers. Repeal all immigration quotas"

Kidding right?

Making them citizens or getting zillions in food stamps,wic from having kids here leads to more prospererous america?how many immigrants make us more prosperous,100 million,1 billion.what an idiot!How are you going to force them to work,through force?Lets say thet have 50 million kids who are then american citizens the way the laws are now.Under this thinking all 50 million would be lazy americans who would not work.Same dumb thought that inorder to fund SS from now on the US would have to have a billion people in it 200 years from now.

It seems you cannot trust the libertarians any more than the anarchists as they are opposite sides of the same coin.

Originally Posted by Jonathan

It seems you cannot trust the libertarians any more than the anarchists as they are opposite sides of the same coin.

Libertarians and anarchists are opposites

They are the same side of the same coin. Anarchists are libertarians in college.

It seems you all have comprehension issues. Maybe this is why you decided on Mitt Romney rather than the Constitutionalist Ron Paul. If you read the platform correctly...it states AFTER the issue of securing the borders has been addressed...and AFTER there is surveillence in position...and AFTER all entitlements have been denied..and AFTER there are specific entry points in place...and AFTER the immigrant has passed all of the document requirements...restrictions on employers would be repealed. Know why? because there would be NO NEED FOR THEM.