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Capitalism is the social system based upon the principal of individual rights.

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Foreigners and Immigration

What is capitalism's policy in regard to foreigners?

Capitalism's policy to people outside its borders is identical to its policy to people inside its borders, or in the words of Thomas Jefferson, "Free trade with all nations, and entangling alliances with none."

Is immigration a problem under capitalism?

As there is no "welfare" extorted from producers at the point of a gun in Capitalist countries (only private charity), the entrance of people into a Capitalist country (immigration) is not looked upon as a problem, as it is in the American welfare state of today, but as an asset: the more people, the larger the market, and the greater possibilities for the division of labor.

What is a capitalist nation's policy in regard to dictatorships?

In regards to other nations, a capitalist country deals with any free country -- but it does not deal with countries that enslave their citizens. Any collectivist state that disregards the inalienable rights of man, is an outlaw, and has no right to exist, and to trade with such a country is to sanction them -- thus denying the right of any country to exist.



See Ayn Rand's The Roots of War in Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal. 






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