: Should freedom of movement outside the home-country be accepted as the basic human right?

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1. Introduction There are different kinds of rights, which humans from all over the world are able to exercise, e.g. freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of association. All of mentioned are supposed to be exercised in order to maintain the socio-economic development of any country. One of the most important rights is the right of people to migrate (move from their neighbourhood or country). There are a lot of debates held on the issue whether it would be appropriate to open borders and give people the right for freedom of movement not only within their country of origin, but also across international borders. Quite sufficient number of theories and studies exist, which are discussing the pros and cons of accepting the freedom of movement the basic moral right of an individual. There are multiple reasons for individuals to immigrate from their country of origin, such as need for escape from violence and/or opression, search for better economic situations and opportunities, intention to reunite with their families or people, who share the same religion or language etc. Others argue, that there is quite a persuasive sense to restraint free movements, such as: boundaries of accepting opportunities of the receiving countries, moral difficulties in distinguishing the importance of immigration of other people (political asylum versus an exotic cultural experience). The author will survey the main theories and studies behind freedom of movement and as well as raise the ethical issue on if migration restrictions violate basic human rights. 2. Should freedom of movement across borders be considered as human basic right One of the most significant questions for stable developed democratic countries is if they do have the ... ... middle of paper ... ... the first sight. Michael Pogge’s position brought up other very important economical and political aspects, which should definitely be taken into consideration (the number of needy people;the trends of them moving to big developed cities, which are no longer able to receive immigrants; as well as the limited resources of the receiving side). He proved, that different kinds of immigration restrictions can potentially be needed to support the wellbeing of the affluent societies. There is a lot of work left for the scientist, to make all of the approaches, discussed above, compatible. To sum everything up, one should say that there are a lot of economical, political and social factors, which are interconnected and influence emigrational policies and trends. One should see this issue of freedom of movement as complex of views and positions and research it respectively.

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