> I think it’s just that people believe in the Veil of Ignorance
That's a wonderful thought, but do you truly believe that's how most people think? I see few signs of it even on relatively intelligent forums.
> Why must I be given access and others excluded merely because of an accident of birth?
Framing it as "must" is a big part of my complaint. Immigration and similar issues are extremely complex, the idea that there is a knowable "correct" answer seems absurd to me. Taking your theoretical approach for example, to where shall we export the domestic people who fail the test? We can't even remotely agree on how to handle the existing system that has essentially been in place for generations, getting other countries to agree to accept people from other countries who've failed a test is just one of many complications in that approach.
That's a wonderful thought, but do you truly believe that's how most people think? I see few signs of it even on relatively intelligent forums.
> Why must I be given access and others excluded merely because of an accident of birth?
Framing it as "must" is a big part of my complaint. Immigration and similar issues are extremely complex, the idea that there is a knowable "correct" answer seems absurd to me. Taking your theoretical approach for example, to where shall we export the domestic people who fail the test? We can't even remotely agree on how to handle the existing system that has essentially been in place for generations, getting other countries to agree to accept people from other countries who've failed a test is just one of many complications in that approach.