Journal of Libertarian Studies
Author:
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
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of relatively (even if not totally) free and non-discriminatory immigration policies, while most protectionists are proponents of highly restrictive and lost unless import tariffs are imposed to insulate the American wages from Mexican competition. Free trade is possible only between countries that have equal wage playing field must be made level by means of tariffs. As for the consequences of a policy of domestic job protection, Buchanan and other protectionists claim that it