TY - JOUR
T1 - Huemer on immigration and the preservation of culture
AU - DE CLERCQ, Rafael
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - Libertarian philosopher Michael Huemer has argued recently that there is a prima facie right to immigrate, and, moreover, that concerns people have about the effects of immigration are not strong enough to neutralize or override this prima facie right. In this paper, I focus on one particular concern that Huemer deems insufficiently strong to neutralize or override the prima facie right to immigrate, namely, the concern that unrestricted immigration poses a threat to one’s culture. I argue that Huemer fails to show that the concern is insufficiently strong.
AB - Libertarian philosopher Michael Huemer has argued recently that there is a prima facie right to immigrate, and, moreover, that concerns people have about the effects of immigration are not strong enough to neutralize or override this prima facie right. In this paper, I focus on one particular concern that Huemer deems insufficiently strong to neutralize or override the prima facie right to immigrate, namely, the concern that unrestricted immigration poses a threat to one’s culture. I argue that Huemer fails to show that the concern is insufficiently strong.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/6036
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85015686309&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11406-017-9830-3
DO - 10.1007/s11406-017-9830-3
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0048-3893
VL - 45
SP - 1091
EP - 1098
JO - Philosophia
JF - Philosophia
IS - 3
ER -