IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
by Kenan Malik
This is an extended version of the talk I gave at a debate on freedom of movement at the Battle of Ideas conference in London on Saturday. The default position, in discussions such as this, is that immigration controls are the norm and that those advocating free movement have to justify what is seen as an outlandish position. I want to turn this claim on its head. In any public space, humans have, or should have, the right to move as they […]
Categories: Politics, Race & Immigration • Tags: democracy, european union, freedom of movement, immigration, immigration controls, open borders, refugees, sovereignty
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