Instructor: Solmaz Etemadzadeh, University of the Basque Country (Erasmus funded as visiting scholar in the University of Bologna)
Discussant: Marco Borraccetti, Stefano Bianchini, Marco Zoppi
The issue of open borders is a bilateral issue that has been debated in several ways. Although this seems to concern most of the destination countries, it also has profound implications for the countries of origin. Therefore, it has defenders and opponents who defend or reject the issue from their perspective in the economic, cultural, political fields. It is now clear that the issue of open borders is not just political or geographical, but most importantly, it is a humanitarian issue, especially after the 2015 refugee crisis, as well as the environmental problems that are missing opportunities in some countries, in addition to insecurity, which has become an unsolvable problem in many parts of the world, the human and moral aspects of the issue, are becoming more prominent. In a word, the defenders of free borders consider it immoral to close borders and try to justify by relying on the International Convention on Human Rights that every human being has the right to live anywhere on the planet. Opponents of open borders, on the other hand, see this as a serious threat to the economy and culture of the host countries and define their policies based on immigration laws that are prioritized and met by criteria set by the host countries. It is noteworthy that Joseph Carnes, as a liberal thinker, advocates policies of open borders with a liberal perspective, while the countries with the highest demand for immigrants are also barred from entering by liberal laws. The subject to be discussed is the observation of the arguments of the proponents and opponents of open border theory.
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