Does the Free Market Require 'Free' Immigration?

From the article:"Of course, for libertarians, all of this does raise another important question: What should be done about this unnatural influx of immigrants? The optimal solution would be to eliminate all public property and services, abolish the welfare state, and abolish all restrictions on how private property owners and local communities may govern themselves. This, however, is highly unlikely. "

No, I'm not willing to brush off that solution so easily. Immigration of large numbers of "undesirables" (whatever that means) is a cost of socialism. I don't think it is a good idea to let socialism off the hook on this one. If people want socialism, they should have to put up with undesirables.

"While there is room for debate on an imperfect solution to the issue, it would probably be best to emulate a private property system by permitting the states and localities to restrict entry to only those it feels would be of benefit to the community. "

This is not emulating private property. It is emulating fascism; that is, like fascism, it retains some superficial aspects of private property while dispensing with the essence.

"If something is not done, however, the nation will continue to feel the strain of mass cultural and economic degradation. "

Something should be done all right, but trampling freedom is not it.

One test of reasonableness is what you would be capable of doing personally. I would be capable of stopping someone speeding through my residential neighborhood, because my child is at risk. "Slow down or get out!" On the other hand, if I were down on the border and someone from Mexico wanted to come in to work somewhere, why is it my business to stop him? It's not my business, and I wouldn't.

I wrote an article about immigration here:
http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2006/tle373-20060625-05.html