April 2, 2010
Liberalize immigration rules to crush black market

What would give the results we’re after? Liberalization. The whole reason the immigration black market exists is because the legal channels are so cumbersome and restrictive. Lighten the paperwork and regulatory burden, then. The more unattractive legality becomes, the more attractive illegality looks in comparison. This is an urgent problem. Black markets are dangerous to a free society. Murder, smuggling of stolen goods and drugs, slavery, and more are part and parcel of immigrant black markets. Those truly destructive activities are easily avoidable — shrink the black market by making legal immigration easier.