13) Analysis of the big government policy of "free migration for all workers"

SPOTM Analysis of “Open Borders and Allowing All Workers to Freely Migrate Between Countries”

Verdict: Strongly Misaligned

The policy of open borders — eliminating national immigration controls and allowing unrestricted movement of people across countries — is a radical big-government/globalist idea that undermines national sovereignty, the rule of law, cultural cohesion, and the ability of a society to protect the rights of its own citizens. SPOTM views it as incompatible with a rational, rights-based order.

Why This Policy Is Misaligned

1. Violation of National Sovereignty and the Social Contract SPOTM recognizes that legitimate governments derive their authority from the consent of the governed within a defined territory. Nations have the fundamental right to control their borders and decide who enters. Open borders effectively dissolve this sovereignty and treat citizenship as meaningless. This violates the rights of existing citizens to maintain a stable, self-governing society.
2. Undermines Rule of Law and Order Unrestricted migration often leads to illegal entry, overwhelmed systems, and the erosion of legal immigration processes. Real-world examples (Europe’s 2015+ migrant surge) show increased crime in some communities, welfare strain, and parallel societies that resist assimilation. SPOTM supports the rule of law — including secure borders — as essential for ordered liberty.
3. Cultural and Civilizational Compatibility Societies are not interchangeable. Mass low-skilled or culturally incompatible immigration can reduce social trust, increase division, and strain institutions. SPOTM emphasizes rational assessment of compatibility and assimilation potential. True freedom requires a high-trust culture rooted in shared values; open borders risk importing incompatible ideologies and behaviors that undermine rights and cohesion.
4. Economic and Fiscal Realities While free markets are supported, open borders are not equivalent to free trade. They create massive externalities: wage suppression for low-skilled citizens, enormous welfare and public service costs, and reduced incentives for native populations. Selective, merit-based immigration can benefit economies; unrestricted flows often do not.
5. Threat to Individual Rights of Citizens Citizens have rights to security, property, and a functional society. Uncontrolled migration can violate these rights through higher crime, strained resources, and cultural transformation against the will of the existing population. SPOTM prioritizes the rights of those who built and maintain the society.

Partial Agreements and Clarifications

SPOTM strongly supports legal, voluntary, and selective immigration — especially high-skilled individuals who assimilate and contribute. Free movement within compatible unions (e.g., certain EU arrangements with strong controls) can work when paired with shared values and enforcement. However, global open borders ignore human nature, cultural differences, and the reality of nation-states.

SPOTM’s Recommended Approach

SPOTM advocates for sovereign, rational, and selective immigration policy:

• Secure borders and strict enforcement of immigration law.
• Merit-based, skills-focused legal immigration that prioritizes compatibility and assimilation.
• Temporary worker programs where appropriate, with clear limits and no path to automatic citizenship.
• Emphasis on cultural cohesion and the preservation of the host society’s values and institutions.
• Compassion through legal channels and targeted foreign aid, not open borders that harm both sending and receiving countries long-term.

SPOTM Summary Statement:

“Open borders and unrestricted global migration is a deeply misaligned policy that erodes national sovereignty, the rule of law, and the rights of citizens to maintain a stable, high-trust society. SPOTM supports secure borders, selective legal immigration based on merit and compatibility, and policies that preserve ordered liberty and cultural cohesion rather than dissolving nations into borderless chaos.”

This position flows directly from SPOTM’s commitment to limited but effective government, individual rights, reason, evidence, and voluntary alignment with the Divine Order.

In addition:

Here’s more information on open borders and unrestricted free migration from a SPOTM perspective.

Real-World Evidence from Experiments

• Europe’s 2015+ Migrant Crisis: Large-scale inflows (predominantly from Muslim-majority countries) led to significant challenges:
  • Strain on welfare systems, housing, and public services.
  • Increased crime rates in some countries (e.g., sexual assaults in Germany/Sweden, no-go zones, terrorism incidents).
  • Parallel societies with low assimilation, higher welfare dependency, and cultural clashes.
  • Political backlash (rise of populist parties) as citizens felt their concerns were dismissed.
• U.S. Southern Border: Record encounters and releases have correlated with fentanyl deaths, human trafficking, strained cities (e.g., New York, Chicago), and wage pressure in low-skilled sectors.

These outcomes show that unrestricted or poorly managed migration produces predictable negative externalities that SPOTM considers when evaluating policy.

SPOTM’s Deeper Analysis

• Sovereignty and the Social Contract: Nations are not mere economic zones. Citizens have a right to maintain the character of their society. Open borders dissolve this compact, effectively allowing outsiders to vote with their feet on the benefits created by others without consent.
• Cultural Compatibility Matters: SPOTM is not universalist in the naive sense. High-trust, rights-protecting societies require shared values. Mass immigration from incompatible cultures (low trust, authoritarian, theocratic, or tribal) often reduces social capital and cohesion.
• Economic Realism: True free markets require rule of law and property rights. Unrestricted labor flows ignore externalities (public goods costs, assimilation burdens) and can harm the poorest citizens through competition.
• Moral and Spiritual Dimension: SPOTM supports compassion and opportunity but not policies that import ideologies hostile to reason, individual rights, or the Divine Order (e.g., supremacist or death-cult elements).

SPOTM’s Preferred Immigration Model

SPOTM advocates sovereign, selective, and responsible immigration:

• Secure borders and strong enforcement against illegal entry.
• Merit-based legal immigration prioritizing skills, education, English proficiency, cultural compatibility, and assimilation potential.
• Temporary worker programs for labor needs, with no automatic path to citizenship.
• Emphasis on integration: Immigrants should adopt the host society’s core values (reason, rights, rule of law).
• Humane but firm policy: Legal pathways for genuine refugees with vetting; deportation for illegal entrants and criminals.
• Foreign aid and development focused on helping people thrive in their own countries rather than encouraging mass exodus.

SPOTM Summary:

“Open borders and unrestricted free migration is a misaligned policy that erodes sovereignty, strains institutions, and undermines the rights of citizens to preserve a high-trust society. SPOTM supports controlled, selective, merit-based immigration that respects national identity, rule of law, and cultural compatibility — not global borderlessness that treats nations as hotels.”

This remains consistent with SPOTM’s commitments to reason, individual rights, limited government, and ordered liberty.