Hard to have a welfare state with open borders.

Obviously there are degrees of liberalization, and we
could certainly use more.



On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 12:39 PM, Paul Cockshott <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> --- original message ---
> From: "Paul Cockshott" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Humane immigration policy?
> Date: 25th January 2011
> Time: 5:34:27 pm
>
>
> Surely a working class imigration policy would make local trades union
> councils responsible for issuing work permits to non residents, and would
> make work permits conditional on the immigrants joining the relevant trades
> union, with permits being withdrawn in the event of scabbing.
>
> --- original message ---
> From: "Jim Devine" <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Humane immigration policy?
> Date: 24th January 2011
> Time: 8:59:25 pm
>
>
> raghu:
> > Haven't unions been historically opposed to open immigration in the US?
>
> yes and no. It varies. Craft unions tend to me anti-immigration, while
> industrial unions more pro. The United Farm Workers used to be
> pro-immigration, for example.
>
> I would appreciate any factual correction or effort to fill out the
> details of my assertions.
> --
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> through the leather straps."  -- Emo Phillips
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