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So the left wing argument for FOM is an increase in global GDP and to increase quality of life through capitalism and free markets?
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Sorry, I've just re-read that article and it is a lot more accelerationist than I remembered it being. I agree that framing FOM exclusively on a left/right-wing basis is foolish, but the moral case for FOM should be clear: all people are of equal worth, but people are economically and socially disadvantaged because of where they are born. It is jarring that Labour is a party that has a problem with immigration.
bens0n
The idea that freedom of movement suppresses wages is a fallacy; I think the left should be defending it (although no one seems to be doing a very good job of this at the moment!)
Here's an article that makes the economic case for open borders if you're interested: https://theconversation.com/the-us-100-trillion-case-for-open-borders-72595