Austrian Economics Applied To Mass Immigration
Mass immigration is a topic of intense controversy in the US today. Donald Trump used it as an important pillar in all 3 of his election campaigns. It is also one of the reasons that the Democratic Party has opposed him so vigorously. The subject has also split the liberty movement in two. Some libertarians have been at the forefront of conducting economic analyses to study possible economic benefits. In many ways they follow the teachings of Ludwig Von Mises on the topic. Afterall, he did write about the benefits of the free flow of labor, and how it improves economic efficiency. On the opposite end of the spectrum there are libertarians like Hans Herman Hoppe and Lew Rockwell , who have written about the problems that mass immigration presents. To better understand the "proper libertarian view", it is important assess the topic using Austrian economic principles. Specifically, Say's Law, the Cantillon Effect, and Ralph Raico's commentar...