Anarchy Quote by Hans-Hermann Hoppe
““First, with the establishment of a state and territorially defined state borders, “immigration” takes on an entirely new meaning. In a natural order, immigration is a person’s migration from one neighborhood-community into a different one (micro-migration). In contrast, under statist conditions immigration is immigration by “foreigners” from across state borders, and the decision whom to exclude or include, and under what conditions, rests not with a multitude of independent private property owners or neighborhoods of owners but with a single central (and centralizing) state-government as the ultimate sovereign of all domestic residents and their properties (macro-migration). If a domestic resident-owner invites a person and arranges for his access onto the resident-owner’s property but the government excludes this person from the state territory, it is a case of forced exclusion (a phenomenon that does not exist in a natural order). On the other hand, if the government admits a person while there is no domestic resident-owner who has invited this person onto his property, it is a case of forced integration (also nonexistent in a natural order, where all movement is invited).””
About This Quote
Source Essay: Democracy: The God That Failed, 2001
Hoppe distinguishes between natural micro‑migration and state‑controlled macro‑migration, arguing governments arbitrarily include or exclude people, creating forced integration or exclusion.
In simple terms: State borders control who can enter or stay, unlike natural community movement.
Question the legitimacy of state‑controlled migration policies.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- immigration reform debates
- legal studies
- public policy design
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What ethical responsibilities do states have toward migrants?
- How does forced integration affect social cohesion?
The view may ignore humanitarian needs and the benefits of diversity.