Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Immigrant Song  Is immigration
euvoluntary? Are open borders consistent with reasonable
deontological principles? What are the consequences of free
association? How might immigration advocates better forward
their arguments? More below the fold.  Migration itself is not a
trivial, one-off, potato chip/taco truck exchange. Many, if not
all exchange relationships in the home country are either
altered or severed entirely when bags are packed, trains boarded
and fond goodbyes waved from a receding platform. New exchange
relationships are struck upon arrival to the new home, some no
deeper than which local grocer sells the best Belgian endive,
others as intimate and enduring as whom to choose for primary
care physician. Some exchange stays neatly in the realm of the
marketplace, new arrivals needing to replace worn sneakers or
sweater vests; other exchanges bleed into the community, whistle
tips goin’ woo-woo or public school graduation requirements
shifting to fit the academic progress