Zimbabwe asylum seekers

Two closely related news items made headlines today on the BBC (in Britain, but similar things happen in other countries). In the first, failed asylum seekers from Zimbabwe are being sent back. But on what basis?

Why is this country "ours"? Because our ancestors were either welcomed here or we took it by force! We have no more right to this country than they do. We are all immigrants, or descendants of immigrants. It is another of those gaps in our thinking. Long term, anyone who is willing to work is a net contributor to our wealth. So by keeping them out:

• We impoverish ourselves
• We send some of them to their deaths (Robert Mugabe, anyone?)
• We support the dictator - his people are trapped because they have nowhere to go
• We lose any moral authority to move in and change his system - we show that our motivation is short term gain, even at great human cost
• We show ourselves to be intellectually bankrupt. People are the greatest wealth creating resource, yet we are unable to turn their desire and muscle into wealth. We fail at the simplest task of government: to turn willing workers into wealth. As usual, see the land rent web site for more information.