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{{short description|Border that enables free movement of people between jurisdictions}}
{{for|the book|Open Borders: the Science and Ethics of Immigration}}
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[[File:Ponteminho4.jpg|thumb|right|Border between [[Spain]] and [[Portugal]], parties to the [[Schengen Agreement]]. Their border is marked with a simple sign and no passport checks or customs controls.]]
An '''open border''' is a [[border]] that enables [[Freedom of movement|free movement]] of people and often of goods between jurisdictions with no restrictions on movement and is lacking a [[border control]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Niño Arnaiz |first1=Borja |title=Should we open borders? Yes, but not in the name of global justice |journal=Ethics & Global Politics |date=2022 |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=55–68 |doi=10.1080/16544951.2022.2081398 |doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Altundal |first1=Ugur |title=The open borders debate, migration as settlement, and the right to travel |journal=Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy |date=2022 |pages=1–25 |doi=10.1080/13698230.2022.2040202 |doi-access=free}}</ref> A border may be an open border due to intentional legislation allowing free movement of people across the border (''[[de jure]]''), or a border may be an open border due to a lack of legal controls, a lack of adequate enforcement or adequate supervision of the border (''[[de facto]]''). An example of the former is the [[Schengen Agreement]] between most members of the [[European Economic Area]] ([[European Free Trade Area|EFTA]] and the [[European Union|EU]]). An example of the latter has been the [[Bangladesh-India border|border]] between [[Bangladesh]] and [[India]], which is becoming controlled. The term "open borders" applies only to the flow of people, not the flow of goods and services,<ref>{{Cite conference |date=24 August 2001 |conference=International Union for the Scientific Study of Population : XXIV General Population Conference, Salvador da Bahia, Brazil  |title=Plenary Debate no 4. Friday 24 August 2001: Why borders cannot be open |url=https://www.populationenvironmentresearch.org/pern_files/papers/Colemanmigration.pdf |access-date=2016-04-11}}</ref> and only to borders between political jurisdictions, not to mere boundaries of privately owned property.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of "open border" |url=http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/open-border |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503193452/http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/open-border |archive-date=2016-05-03 |access-date=2017-09-09 |website=dictionary.cambridge.org}}</ref>

Open borders are the norm for borders between subdivisions within the boundaries of [[sovereign state]]s, though some countries do maintain [[Border control#Internal border controls|internal border controls]] (for example between the [[People's Republic of China]] mainland and the [[Special administrative regions of China|special administrative regions]] of [[Hong Kong]] and [[Macau]], or between the [[United States]] and the unincorporated territories of [[Guam]], the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] and [[American Samoa]], and the [[United States Minor Outlying Islands|Minor Outlying Islands]]). Open borders are also usual between member states of [[federation]]s, though (very rarely) movement between member states may be controlled in exceptional circumstances.{{efn|For example, inter-state travel in Australia was restricted in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19]] epidemic, for the first time since the [[1918 flu pandemic]].}} Federations, confederations and similar multi-national unions typically maintain external border controls through a collective border control system, though they sometimes have open borders with other non-member states through special international agreements{{snd}} such as between Schengen Agreement countries as mentioned above.

In the past, many states had open international borders either in practice or due to a lack of any legal restriction. Many authors, such as [[John Maynard Keynes]], have identified the early 20th century and particularly [[World War I]] as the point when such controls became common.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Keynes |first=John Maynard |title=The Economic Consequences of the Peace |title-link=The Economic Consequences of the Peace |publisher=Harcourt Brace |year=1920 |location=New York |chapter=2 |author-link=John Maynard Keynes}}</ref>

There have been sporadic attempts to promote global open borders as a viable policy option. The participants in an 1889 International Emigration Conference in London affirmed “the right of the individual to the fundamental liberty accorded him by every civilised nation to come and go and dispose of his person and destinies as he pleases."<ref name="Casey 2010 pp. 14–62">{{cite journal | last=Casey | first=John P. | title=Open Borders: Absurd Chimera or Inevitable Future Policy? | journal=International Migration | publisher=Wiley | volume=48 | issue=5 | date=2010-09-14 | issn=0020-7985 | doi=10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00514.x | pages=14–62| doi-access=free }}</ref> Currently, immigration is more restricted and harder for low-skilled and low-income people.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Casey |first=John P. |date=2009 |title=Open Borders: Absurd Chimera or Inevitable Future Policy? |journal=International Migration |volume=48 |issue=5 |pages=14–62 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-2435.2009.00514.x |doi-access=free}}</ref>

==Types of borders==
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There are multiple types of national borders in use around the world. Some of these are:

A '''conditionally open border''' is a border that allows movement of people across the border that meet a special set of conditions. This special set of conditions which limits the application of border controls that would normally otherwise apply could be defined by an international agreement or international law, or the special conditions could be defined by a regulation or law of the jurisdiction that the people are claiming the right to enter.  Conditionally open borders generally requires a claim to be submitted from the people who are proposing to enter the new jurisdiction stating why they meet the special conditions which allow entry into the new jurisdiction. The new jurisdiction may detain the people until their claim is approved for entry into the new jurisdiction, or they may release them into the new jurisdiction while their claim is being processed. Whenever a conditionally open border is allowed, a considerable effort is often required to ensure that border controls do not break down to such an extent that it becomes an open border situation. An example of a conditionally open border is a border of any country which allows movement of asylum seekers due to application of either the 1951 Refugee Convention or international law which allows people to cross a border to escape a situation where their lives are directly threatened or in significant danger. Another example is the border between [[Ireland (state)|Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. The two countries allow unrestricted movement of their own citizens, but in order to enjoy such movement across the [[Irish Sea]], those same citizens may be required to provide evidence at seaports and airports that they are UK or Irish nationals. These checks are by the police, not immigration officers. ({{As of|October 2018}}, there are no such controls on the highly porous [[Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border|land border between them]]).

A '''controlled border''' is a border that allows movement of people between different jurisdictions but places restrictions and sometimes significant restrictions on this movement. This type of border may require a person crossing this border to obtain a [[Visa (document)|visa]] or in some cases may allow a short period of visa free travel in the new jurisdiction. A controlled border always has some method of documenting and recording people movements across the border for later tracking and checking compliance with any conditions associated with the visa or any other border crossing conditions. A controlled border places limitations on what a person crossing the border can do in the new jurisdiction, this is usually manifested in limitations on employment and also it limits the length of time the person can legally remain in the new jurisdiction.  A controlled border often requires some type of barrier, such as a river, ocean or fence to ensure that the border controls are not bypassed so that any people wishing to cross the border are directed to authorized border crossing points where any border crossing conditions can be properly monitored.  Given the large scale movement of people today for work, holidays, study and other reasons a controlled border also requires internal checks and internal enforcement within the jurisdiction to ensure that any people who have entered the jurisdiction are in fact complying with any border crossing conditions and that they are not overstaying to reside illegally or as an undocumented resident.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-08 |title=Orbis &#124; Foreign Policy Research Institute |url=http://www.fpri.org/orbis/5001/ting.immigrationnationalsecurity.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527212130/http://www.fpri.org/orbis/5001/ting.immigrationnationalsecurity.pdf |archive-date=2014-05-27 |access-date=2014-05-26 |publisher=Fpri.org}}</ref>  Most international borders are by legislative intent of the controlled border type.  However, where there is a lack of adequate internal enforcement or where the borders are land borders, the border is often controlled only on part of the border, while other parts of the border may remain open to such an extent that it may be considered an open border due to lack of supervision and enforcement.

A '''closed border''' is a border that prevents movement of people between different jurisdictions with limited or no exceptions associated with this movement.  These borders normally have fences or walls in which any gates or border crossings are closed and if these border gates are opened they generally only allow movement of people in exceptional circumstances. Perhaps the most famous example of an extant closed border is the [[Demilitarized Zone (Korea)|Demilitarized Zone]] between [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]]. The [[Berlin Wall]] could also have been called a closed border.

Borders can be open or and closed based on: entry status, entry duration, entry qualifications, entrant rights and obligations, and entry quotas.<ref name="Smith-2013">{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Rogers |title=Citizenship, borders, and human needs. |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |year=2013}}</ref> Entry status refers to the occupation of someone when and if they are allowed to cross a border, whether they are a student, worker, soldier, immigrant. One's status effects the chances of being permitted to cross a border. "Most states control border crossing by limiting the duration of any visit."<ref name="Smith-2013" /> Entry qualifications are restrictions based on factors such as health, age, income, religion, race. "Many countries, including Canada and Singapore, will admit wealthy immigrants who can demonstrate an intention and capacity to invest in the country." Entrants rights and obligations are the restrictions that will be placed on those who have already been permitted to cross a border: you must follow certain rules and regulations given by the government to be allowed to stay in that country. A government may allow you to take up residency but may not allow you to work, and those who are allowed to work may not be able to find work due to the restrictions and forms of employment allowed. Entry quotas are restrictions based on the number of immigrants allowed across a border within a certain frame of time: if you meet all of the qualifications to cross a border, but the country you want to enter has already met its quota for allowing immigrants inside, you may still not be allowed to enter.

As seen from the examples below, there are differing degrees of "openness" of a border, the nature of which depends on whether or not there are physical [[passport control]]s in place (and enforced). Passport control by police or immigration officers may be in place on some kinds of border but citizens of the destination territory or participating territories are permitted to cross using at most an identity card without any further approval, restrictions or conditions. Examples of the most open type of border include the [[Schengen zone]] or the [UK/Ireland] [[Common Travel Area]], where transit across the inter-state frontiers are entirely uncontrolled,{{efn|{{As of|November 2018}}, because of [[Dublin Regulation|illegal onward migration]] from Africa and Asia, identity checks are being enforced at Italy's borders with France, Switzerland and Austria.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/europe/2018/11/01/migrants-risk-their-lives-to-move-on-from-italy Migrants risk their lives to move on from Italy]{{snd}} [[The Economist]], 1 November 2018</ref>}} and third-country illegal immigration is controlled by internal policing as with any other kind of clandestine entry. Examples of near-open borders include the border between the Common Travel Area (on the one hand) and the Schengen Zone (on the other) which, despite having full passport control, is an internal EU border that EU citizens can pass freely without any conditions, other than an identity card. Non-EU nationals are subject to full passport and visa control measures at airports and some seaports. A hybrid of these two possibilities is the border between [[Russia]] and [[Belarus]] in the [[Union State]] which lacks any physical control but formally foreigners are not permitted to use an uncontrolled crossing.

== Political debate==
{{See also|Free migration|Libertarian perspectives on immigration}}
[[File:Inauguration Approach Frankling Park.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Anarchists protesting against borders with banner reading "No border, no nations"]]

The modern debate around open borders is not clearly delineated into the traditional [[left–right political spectrum]] and party identification can be quite mobile based on the issue of immigration, but in the United States, visible stances and differences between parties based solely on immigration and open borders became apparent after the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965|Hart-Cellar Act of 1965]].<ref name="Abrajano-2017">{{Cite book |last1=Abrajano |first1=Marisa |title=White Backlash: Immigration, Race, and American Politics |last2=Hajnal |first2=Zoltan |publisher=Princeton University Press |year=2017 |pages=8}}</ref> [[Libertarian]]s [[Libertarian perspectives on immigration|generally support]] unrestricted immigration,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brennan |first=Jason |title=Libertarianism, What Everyone Needs to Know |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2012 |pages=42, 50, 119, 125 |quote=[Libertarians] believe everyone has the right to take employment in any other country, regardless of citizenship. They hold that, except in special circumstances, governments may not forbid citizens from leaving a country, nor may governments forbid foreigners from entering (page 42).}}</ref><ref name="BrennanJ">{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Jason |date=February 16, 2016 |title=Immigration Rights |url=http://www.libertarianism.org/guides/lectures/immigration-rights |access-date=21 September 2016 |website=Libertarianism.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Freiman |first1=Christopher |last2=Hidalgo |first2=Javier |title=Only libertarianism can provide a robust justification for open borders |journal=[[Politics, Philosophy & Economics]] |date=2022 |volume=21 |issue=3 |pages=269–290 |doi=10.1177/1470594X221091278|s2cid=248361048 |url=https://philpapers.org/rec/FREOLC-3 }}</ref> while [[Nativism (politics)|nativists]] like [[Donald Trump]] oppose it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tyler Anbinder |author-link=Tyler Anbinder |date=November 7, 2019 |title=Trump has spread more hatred of immigrants than any American in history (Op-Ed) |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-has-spread-more-hatred-of-immigrants-than-any-american-in-history/2019/11/07/7e253236-ff54-11e9-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html |access-date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> Similarly, some figures on the left wing, like [[Democratic socialism|democratic socialist]] [[Bernie Sanders]] reject open border policies,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morin |first=Rebecca |title=Bernie Sanders says he does not support open borders |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/04/08/bernie-sanders-open-borders-1261392 |access-date=17 January 2020 |website=Politico|date=8 April 2019 }}</ref> while others support open borders (as shown by the slogan "no human is illegal").<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Nagle |first=Angela |date=2018-11-20 |title=The Left Case Against Open Borders |url=https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/11/the-left-case-against-open-borders/#notes |journal=American Affairs |volume=2 |issue=4 |pages=17–30}}</ref> In addition, the population of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] has shifted from a massive white majority to almost an even split with non-white citizens since 1980, which has led some members of the Democratic Party to shift more towards the political right, and until then both political parties had been more or less aligned regarding immigration.<ref name="Abrajano-2017" /> The dividing line accords more closely with the [[libertarian-authoritarian]] [[political spectrum]].

It has been proposed that borders between the [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (NAFTA) countries be opened. If goods and services and corporations can cross international boundaries without restraint, it is argued, then it does not make sense to restrain on the flow of people who work to make those goods and services.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tim Cavanaugh |date=2006-04-16 |title=Open the Borders |url=http://www.reason.com/news/show/117320.html |access-date=2016-04-11 |website=Reason.com}}</ref> Some estimate that open borders where people are free to move and find work could result in 78 trillion dollars in economic gains.<ref>{{Cite news |title=A world of free movement would be $78 trillion richer |newspaper=The Economist |url=https://www.economist.com/news/world-if/21724907-yes-it-would-be-disruptive-potential-gains-are-so-vast-objectors-could-be-bribed |access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref>

Those in favor of a global migration policy advocate the adoption of a migratory regulatory system and new criteria to better guaranteed all rights (civil, social and political) for all immigrants.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Raffaele Marchetti |date=Summer 2008 |title=Toward a World Migratory Regime |url=https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1379&context=ijgls |journal=Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=471–487 |doi=10.2979/gls.2008.15.2.471 |s2cid=52266786|url-access=subscription }}</ref> It is necessary to expand migration policy to create better management of global migratory system. Some propose a new meaning and understanding of global citizenship to establish a border global migration system. Migration is under the control and management of local governments and officials, but it is both a domestic political issue, and a global issue which needs joint efforts from different countries.

=== Arguments of economic effects ===
{{See also|Immigration#Economic effects}}
Open border advocates argue that free migration would be the most effective way to [[Poverty reduction|reduce world poverty]]. A literature summary by [[Michael Clemens]] estimates that open borders would result in an increase of 67–147% in GWP (gross world product), with a median estimate of a doubling of world GDP.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Clemens |first=Michael A |date=2011 |title=Economics and Emigration : Trillion-Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk? |journal=Journal of Economic Perspectives |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=83–106 |doi=10.1257/jep.25.3.83 |s2cid=59507836}}</ref> One estimate placed the economic benefits at 78 trillion.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 13, 2017 |title=A world of free movement would be $78 trillion richer |url=https://www.economist.com/the-world-if/2017/07/13/a-world-of-free-movement-would-be-78-trillion-richer |newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> This increase in GWP would occur primarily because open borders allow workers to go to businesses that can pay them more, and these businesses can pay them more because they help their workers to be more [[Productivity (economics)|productive]].<ref name="Caplan-2019" />

Adam James Tebble argues that more open borders aid both the economic and institutional development of poorer migrant sending countries, contrary to proponents of "[[brain-drain]]" critiques of migration.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tebble |first=A. J. |year=2020 |title=More open borders for those left behind |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1468796819866351 |journal=Ethnicities |volume=20 |issue=2 |pages=353–379 |doi=10.1177/1468796819866351 |s2cid=201379256}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Tebble |first=A. J. |year=2019 |title=More open borders and deep structural transformation |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13698230.2019.1565566?journalCode=fcri20& |journal=Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy |volume=24 |issue=4 |pages=510–531 |doi=10.1080/13698230.2019.1565566|s2cid=149734726 }}</ref> Because migrants from developing countries often earn higher wages after moving to a more developed country,<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Place Premium: Wage Differences for Identical Workers across the U.S. Border – Working Paper 148 |url=http://www.cgdev.org/publication/place-premium-wage-differences-identical-workers-across-us-border-working-paper-148 |access-date=2016-04-11 |publisher=Cgdev.org Center For Global Development}}</ref> they often also send remittances to relatives in their home country to an extent which sometimes negates the originally harmful effect of them leaving.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rasamoelison |first1=Jean Donovan |last2=Averett |first2=Susan |last3=Stifel |first3=David |date=2021-07-21 |title=International student-migrant flows and growth in low- and middle-income countries: brain gain or brain drain? |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2021.1886237 |journal=Applied Economics |volume=53 |issue=34 |pages=3913–3930 |doi=10.1080/00036846.2021.1886237 |s2cid=233812338 |issn=0003-6846|url-access=subscription }}</ref> (see [[Human capital flight]] for more).

[[Philippe Legrain]] argues that the countries of the world need migration to help global trade and reduce the occurrence of regional wars. Legrain further argues that due to the productivity gap between countries in the Global North and the Global South, open migration would significantly benefit the world economy. Since richer countries generally have better industrial capital and technology, by allowing migrants from the Global South to access these resources, it would narrow the productivity gap, resulting not only in an increase of economic gains but also in a better distribution of profit.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Legrain |first=Philippe |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9781400865413 |title=Immigrants |date=2007-01-01 |publisher=Princeton University Press |doi=10.1515/9781400865413 |isbn=978-1-4008-6541-3}}</ref>

[[Bryan Caplan]] has argued that, in the U.S., increasing immigration with the current ratio of high- and low-skilled workers would have a net positive [[Fiscal effects of immigration|fiscal impact]].&nbsp;He states that a truly open borders policy would result in an altered ratio of low- and high-skilled workers where the productivity effect of immigration negates the negative fiscal impact of older low-skilled migrants. In addition to that, Caplan argued that native-born populations also have a larger fiscal burden than comparable immigrants (partially because immigrants are usually already working and taxpaying age).<ref name="Caplan-2019">{{Cite book |last1=Caplan |first1=Brian |title=Open Borders |last2=Weinersmith |first2=Zach |publisher=First Second |year=2019 |pages=33, 69}}</ref>

=== Arguments for open borders ===
[[Free migration]] is seen by some as complement to Article 13 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights: (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migration Without Borders |url=http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=PecoudMigration |access-date=2016-04-11 |publisher=Berghahn Books |location=Oxford; New York}}</ref>

[[Joseph Carens]] argues that the social inequality imposed by closed borders is so great it outweighs any challenges to their political or economic feasibility. He argues we should open borders based on the same reasons we reject the [[feudal system]]: both are legal systems which afford privilege based on the luck of birthright and maintain inequality by limiting the lower socioeconomic status groups' freedom to move.<ref>Carens, Joseph. 2018. "Open Borders?" Janus Forum, Brown University.</ref> Carens argues for a critical approach to the current border system as a step towards collective change. He acknowledges that critiques are not the equivalent of a perfect roadmap to establish open borders. However, further utilizing his comparison with feudalism, he explains that while in the past it seemed impossible to overcome such a system now looking back, approaching the system critically was one of the many necessary steps towards change.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Carens |first=Joseph H |title=Open Borders and Liberal Limits: A Response to Isbister |journal=The International Migration Review |year=2000 |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=636–643 |doi=10.1177/019791830003400232 |s2cid=150300651 |jstor=}}</ref>

[[Jacob M. Appel]] has argued that "treating human beings differently, simply because they were born on the opposite side of a national boundary," is inherently unethical. According to Appel, such "birthrights" are only defensible if they serve "useful and meaningful social purposes" (such as inheritance rights, which encourage mothers and fathers to work and save for their children), but the "birthright of nationality" does not do so.
Restrictions on mobility can only be justified if it can be shown that those restrictions prevent significant harm. Since research indicates that open borders will be better for both the natives and the migrants, and at the very least have not been shown to cause major harm, those restrictions are unjustified.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Caplan |first=Bryan |date=2012-01-01 |title=Why Should We Restrict Immigration? |url=http://econpapers.repec.org/article/ctojournl/v_3a32_3ay_3a2012_3ai_3a1_3ap_3a5-24.htm |journal=Cato Journal |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=5–24}}</ref> The remote control methods used to keep hopeful immigrants out of wealthy nations (such as visa programs, flood lights at borders, or barbed wire fencing for example) slow down the avenues of legal migration and make other avenues of seeking asylum a more perilous endeavor.<ref>{{Cite book |last=FitzGerald |first=David |title=Refuge Beyond Reach: How Rich Democracies Repel Asylum |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2019}}</ref>

Open borders would help save the lives of people who would otherwise have to wait for countries to decide the fate of refugees. As stated by Sasha Polakow-Suransky, countries have enough to care for their citizens and others.<ref name="Polakow-Suransky-2017">{{Cite book |last=Polakow-Suransky |first=Sasha |title=Go Back to Where You Came From: The Backlash Against Immigration and the Fate of Western Democracy |publisher=Bold Type Books |year=2017}}</ref> Caplan has also shared that not doing anything and being a bystander is just as harmful to refugees.<ref name="Caplan-2019" /> It is estimated that open borders would allow people to be safe.<ref name="Caplan-2019" /><ref name="Polakow-Suransky-2017" />
Refugees who are in danger flee to Western countries which have provided safety and comfort. David Miliband argues that having open borders will rescue the lives of migrants who are constantly struggling to survive in inhabitable areas. According to him, accepting migrants into Western countries shows the acceptance for those in need and expresses that support and guidance is essential to saving the lives of innocent people.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Miliband |first=David |title=Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time |publisher=Simon & Schuster Ltd. |year=2018}}</ref>

According to [[Chandran Kukathas]], immigration control is a threat to freedom and national self-determination. He argues, "immigration control is not merely about preventing outsiders from moving across borders. It is about controlling what outsiders do once in a society: whether they work, reside, study, set up businesses, or share their lives with others. But controlling outsiders-immigrants or would-be immigrants-requires regulating, monitoring, and sanctioning insiders, those citizens and residents who might otherwise hire, trade with, house, teach, or generally associate with outsiders."<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kukathas|first=Chandran|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv16rdcgw|title=Immigration and Freedom|date=2021|publisher=Princeton University Press|doi=10.2307/j.ctv16rdcgw |jstor=j.ctv16rdcgw |isbn=978-0-691-18968-0|s2cid=233738281 }}</ref>

Open borders cannot be dismissed as merely a utopian idea, argues Harald Bauder, because they do not propose an alternative way to organize human society but rather are a critique of closed or controlled borders. This critique, however, invites the search for practical as well as radical solutions to the problematic consequences of contemporary migration practices, including the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, the US–Mexico border, and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Migration Borders Freedom |url=https://www.routledge.com/Migration-Borders-Freedom/Bauder/p/book/9781138195608 |access-date=2016-05-23 |publisher=Routledge |location=London}}</ref> Bauder takes a more pragmatic approach as he hypothetically explores what an open border world would look like. Since open borders would allow for free movement but would not necessarily prevent discrimination on the basis of status, he first argues that the key to a just world with open borders is access to citizenship for all persons within a territory. By looking at different basis for citizenship, he explains that granting citizenship solely based on place of residence, independent of any other factors, would be a step towards a world where cross-border mobility doesn’t result in unfair and unequal treatment. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bauder |first=Harald |date=2012 |title=The Possibilities of Open and No Borders |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24361623 |journal=Social Justice |volume=39 |issue=4 (130) |pages=76–96 |jstor=24361623 |issn=1043-1578}}</ref>

According to [[Jeffrey Miron]]: "Immigrants presumably benefit from immigrating. That should count in evaluating immigration policy. It is arbitrary that some people or their ancestors were lucky enough to have already migrated to a better country."<ref>https://jeffreymiron.substack.com/p/immigration-policy</ref>
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===Arguments against open borders===
{{See also|Opposition to immigration|Criticism of multiculturalism}}
Controlled borders restrict migration by non-citizens. Several arguments for controlled borders and against open borders are as follows:

Controlled borders encourage responsible policies in relation to population and birth rates for countries by preventing high population and high birth rate countries from disgorging their people onto other low population and low birth rate countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Optimism and Overpopulation |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/unbound/flashbks/immigr/populate.htm |access-date=2014-05-26 |publisher=Theatlantic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Road to Overpopulation is Roads |url=http://culturechange.org/issue10/overpopulation.html |access-date=2014-05-26 |publisher=Culturechange.org}}</ref>

Large-scale immigration from poorer countries into richer countries can create a "[[brain drain]]" in the source country, where educated professionals leave their home country to live elsewhere, depriving their home countries of an educated workforce. For example, in 2010 there were more Ethiopian doctors living in Chicago than there were in Ethiopia itself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tulenko |first=Kate |date=June 11, 2010 |title=Countries Without Doctors? |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/06/11/countries-without-doctors/ |access-date=2018-11-27 |website=Foreign Policy |language=en}}</ref>

In the United States, it has been argued that it may cause increased backlash from the white population who carry 75 percent (but decreasing) of the political vote. This backlash includes preventing immigrants access to basic forms of governmental or community support as well as the creation of policies that specifically criminalize immigrants. This trend is based on studies demonstrating the more the Democratic Party shows positivity towards immigration, the more the white vote shifts towards conservative Republicans who support more restrictive immigration policies.<ref name="Abrajano-2017" />

The influx of low-skill immigrant labor that open borders would bring into higher-skilled economies like the United States is feared to cause the standard for the average worker to decrease. Progressives such as Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] reject open borders as a loss for the American worker.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Klein |first=Ezra |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Bernie Sanders: The Vox Conversation |work=Vox |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/7/28/9014491/bernie-sanders-vox-conversation}}</ref> Additionally, economic models that resemble the [[Nordic model|Nordic System]] operate in a way that rewards high-skilled work and seeks to avoid bolstering domestic and low-skill work that would make employment more accessible to refugees.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Peter S. |date=July 11, 2019 |title=The Nordic Model May Be the Best Cushion Against Capitalism. Can It Survive Immigration? |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/business/sweden-economy-immigration.html}}</ref>

Some, such as [[Reihan Salam]], have argued that low-skilled immigrants in the U.S. have formed a [[underclass|racialized class]] distinct from Americans, and that the implementation of open borders will create and deepen a cultural and economic clash in America due to differing ideals and values.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Salam |first=Reihan |title=Melting Pot or Civil War? A Son of Immigrants Makes the Case Against Open Borders |publisher=Sentinel |year=2018}}</ref> Fear of losing traditional values has also been a contributing factor to the rise of the populist parties, which are greatly concerned with the social, cultural, and ethnic conservation of the majority, but the need to keep a certain ethnicity as the majority has spawned anti-immigrant beliefs within particular parties; thus, it has been observed that some populist party's views depict immigration as a negative, even as widespread immigration causes the composition of the population to change, due to the ethnic differences that immigrants bring.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kaufmann |first=Eric |title=Whiteshift: Populism, Immigration and the Future of White Majorities |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2019 |pages=66–136}}</ref>
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=== Attitudes toward immigrants ===

The Pew Research Center has indicated that there are generally more people who perceive immigrants’ effect on their country because of their work and talents as an advantage rather than a disadvantage across 18 countries (including the United States and several European countries with the largest migrant populations) containing a combined 51% of the world's migrant population; there are generally more people in favor of deporting immigrants living in their country illegally across the same parameters. While there are more people on the ideological left who have a positive view of immigrants and more people on the ideological right who are in favor of deporting illegal immigrants, there is no necessary correspondence with what most people on each end of the political spectrum are inclined to support.<ref name="Gonzalez-Barrera-2019">{{Cite news |last=Gonzalez-Barrera |first=Ana |date=March 14, 2019 |title=Around the World, More Say Immigrants Are a Strength Than a Burden |work=Pew Research Center |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/global/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Pew-Research-Center_Global-Views-of-Immigrants_2019-03-14_Updated-2019-05-02.pdf}}</ref>

The media is a major influencing factor for attitudes towards immigrants. It is documented the more the media portrays immigration negatively, the less white Americans will vote in favor of open borders and the more likely they will continue believing in the immigrant threat narrative. This narrative claims the more immigrants there are, the bigger the threat there is to the native culture, language, homes, jobs, and even political offices. An analysis of three decades’ worth of articles in the New York Times found their coverage increased the negative lens of immigration far more than the positive by focusing their articles mostly on negative aspects and images of immigration. It is significant to note studies show white Americans largely do not distinguish between an American-born Latinos and an immigrant Latinos when thinking about immigration issues, voting, and choosing partisan ties.<ref name="Abrajano-2017" /> Native-born individuals report slightly more positive views when asked about impacts an immigrant may have on their country, especially when considering their contribution to cultural life. However, when it comes to the labour market, half of the native-born population hold no particular view when it comes to immigrants taking or creating jobs.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) |title=Settling in 2018: Indicators of Immigrant Integration |publisher=OECD Publishing |year=2018}}</ref>

It should also be noted that attitudes towards immigrants shift over time, much like any political issue.&nbsp;Using California as a case study, Manuel Pastor found that the views of immigration in the state have been fluid at best.&nbsp;While many view California as a liberal haven that is accepting and tolerant of immigrants today, much of the state's history has had less favorable views towards immigration.&nbsp;Pastor suggests there is a link between California's improved domestic economic stability over the past two decades and its attitudes towards immigrants. He argues California has created an environment more accepting of diversity by reducing the economic disparity between cities and the predominantly white suburbs,  along with reforming some of the racist economic and educational policies created in the late seventies and early eighties (such as [[Proposition 13]]). He suggests this shift towards an ethos which sees liberal social reform and economic prosperity as compatible has driven the State's movement towards less punitive immigration reform. This view acknowledges the economic and social value of well-integrated immigrant communities. Pastor makes the point that even in societies where immigration is viewed negatively, values are able to shift, and if the thriving economic state of California can radically change the perception it has on immigration, then it is quite possible for other states or nations to shift their perceptions.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pastor |first=Manuel |title=State of Resistance: What California's Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America's Future |publisher=New Press |year=2018}}</ref>

=== Integration ===
{{See also|Integration of immigrants}}
Integration has been defined as the process of immigrant and native born populations changing to resemble one another as a result of the influx of people into a particular territory.<ref name="NAS-2015">{{Cite book |vauthors= ((National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) )) |title=The Integration of Immigrants into American Society |publisher=National Academies Press |year=2015}}</ref> There is a split on the degree to which individuals living in countries with the 18 largest migrant populations would want immigrants to integrate<ref name="Gonzalez-Barrera-2019" /> and the effects of integration on both immigrant and non-immigrant populations are varied. In the United States, for example, integration is successful in terms of education, employment and earnings, occupations, poverty, language, health, crime, and family patterns; however, successful integration does not necessarily entail improvement on well-being.<ref name="NAS-2015" /> Integration can even lead to further backlash against immigration by non-white populations who have assimilated successfully. It has been found that more than half of Hispanics support increased security among the border in order to reduce illegal crossings and that countries with a high share of immigrants may be more susceptible to favor right-wing policies such as strict immigration; thus, it has been suggested that successful integration does not guarantee continued patterns for future generations.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gonzalez-Barrera |first1=Ana |last2=Krogstad |first2=Jens Manuel |last3=Noe-Bustamante |first3=Luis |date=February 11, 2020 |title=Path to legal status for the unauthorized is top immigration policy goal for Hispanics in U.S. |work=Pew Research Center |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/11/path-to-legal-status-for-the-unauthorized-is-top-immigration-policy-goal-for-hispanics-in-u-s/}}</ref>

==Examples of open borders==

===Svalbard===
Uniquely, the Norwegian special territory of [[Svalbard]] is an [[Visa policy of Svalbard|entirely visa-free zone]]. No person requires a visa or residence permit and anyone may live and work in Svalbard indefinitely, regardless of citizenship. The [[Svalbard Treaty]] grants treaty nationals equal [[right of abode]] as Norwegian nationals. So far, non-treaty nationals have been admitted visa-free as well.
"Regulations concerning rejection and expulsion from Svalbard" are in force on a non-discriminatory basis. Grounds for exclusion include lack of means of support, and violation of laws or regulations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Entry and residence |url=http://www.sysselmannen.no/en/Visitors/Entry-and-residence/ |access-date=20 June 2016 |website=[[Governor of Svalbard]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Regulations |url=http://www.sysselmannen.no/Documents/Sysselmannen_dok/English/Regulations/Regulations_relating_to_rejection_and_expulsion_of_persons_from_Svalbard_Me16t.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828233021/http://www.sysselmannen.no/Documents/Sysselmannen_dok/English/Regulations/Regulations_relating_to_rejection_and_expulsion_of_persons_from_Svalbard_Me16t.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-28 |access-date=2019-06-24 |website=www.sysselmannen.no}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Immigrants warmly welcomed |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2006/07/200841012024779644.html |website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref> Same-day visa-free transit at [[Oslo Airport]] is possible when travelling on non-stop flights to Svalbard.

===List of groups of states with common open borders===
{{Incomplete list|date=January 2014}}
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| {{nowrap|[[Schengen Agreement]] and}}<br />{{nowrap|[[European microstates|microstates]] with open borders}}<ref name="Atlas"/>
|1995
| {{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Andorra}}<br />
{{flag|Austria}}{{efn|name=restriction|Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, and Sweden temporarily imposed controls on their borders due to the [[2015 European migrant crisis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Temporary Reintroduction of Border Control |url=http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/reintroduction-border-control/index_en.htm |access-date=16 February 2016 |publisher=European Commission}}</ref>}}<br />
{{flag|Belgium}}<br />
{{flag|Bulgaria}}<br />
{{flag|Croatia}}<br />
{{flag|Czech Republic}}<br />
{{flag|Denmark}}{{efn|name=restriction}}<br />
{{flag|Estonia}}<br />
{{flag|Finland}}<br />
{{flag|France}}{{efn|name=restriction}}<br />
{{flag|Germany}}{{efn|name=restriction}}<br />
{{flag|Greece}}<br />
{{flag|Hungary}}<br />
{{flag|Iceland}}<br />
{{flag|Italy}}<br />
{{flag|Latvia}}<br />
{{nowrap|{{flag|Liechtenstein}}}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Lithuania}}
{{nowrap|{{flag|Luxembourg}}}}<br />
{{flag|Malta}}<br />
{{flag|Netherlands}}<br />
{{flag|Monaco}}<br />
{{flag|Norway}}{{efn|name=restriction}}<br />
{{flag|Poland}}<br />
{{flag|Portugal}}<br />
{{flag|Romania}}<br />
{{flag|San Marino}}<br />
{{flag|Slovakia}}<br />
{{flag|Slovenia}}<br />
{{flag|Spain}}<br />
{{flag|Sweden}}{{efn|name=restriction}}<br />
{{flag|Switzerland}}<br />
{{flag|Vatican City}}
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Map of the Schengen Area.svg|200px]]
| Most [[European Union]] (EU) and [[European Free Trade Association]] (EFTA) nations share open inter-state borders as part of the Schengen Agreement, allowing free flow of people between nations: controls on entry to the entire Schengen area are carried out at the first country of entry. {{As of|2025}}, Cyprus and Ireland are members of the EU but not full parties to the Schengen Agreement.{{pb}}Border controls persist for travel between the Schengen area and the British–Irish 'Common Travel Area' (see below), though these are relatively lightweight for EU/EFTA/Swiss citizens. In each case, there are more exacting entry restrictions on travellers who are not in these categories.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}{{pb}}Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and the Vatican City are ''de facto'' Schengen states (officially not members but have no border control on the border with their respective enclaving states).{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
|[[Nordic Passport Union]]
|1952
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Denmark}}<br />
{{flag|Finland}}<br />
{{flag|Iceland}}
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Norway}}<br />
{{flag|Sweden}}<br />
{{col-end}}
|  [[File:NordicPassportUnion.png|200px]]
|The Nordic Passport Union is one of the earliest open border agreements.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nordic Passport Convention – Nordic cooperation |url=http://www.norden.org/en/om-samarbejdet-1/nordic-agreements/treaties-and-agreements/passport-issues-citizenship-and-national-registration/the-nordic-passport-convention |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711115214/http://www.norden.org/en/om-samarbejdet-1/nordic-agreements/treaties-and-agreements/passport-issues-citizenship-and-national-registration/the-nordic-passport-convention |archive-date=2018-07-11 |access-date=2016-06-25 |website=www.norden.org}}</ref> [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Iceland]], [[Norway]], and [[Sweden]] allows [[citizens]] of the [[Nordic countries]] to travel and reside in another Nordic country (and [[Svalbard]]) without any travel documentation (e.g. a [[passport]] or [[national identity card]]) or a residence permit.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}{{pb}}Since 25 March 2001, these five states have also been part of the [[Schengen Area]]. However, citizens of the Nordic Passport Union countries enjoy extra rights within the Nordic area, not available under Schengen, such as less paperwork if moving to a different Nordic country, and fewer requirements for [[naturalization]] or [[citizenship]]. Within the Nordic area, any Nordic identity documentation (e.g. a [[driving license]]) is valid as proof of identity for Nordic citizens because of the Nordic Passport Union, while a national identity card or a passport can be required in other Schengen countries.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}{{pb}}The [[Faroe Islands]] are part of the Nordic Passport Union but not the Schengen Area, while [[Greenland]] and Svalbard are outside both. However, Greenland has an open border with all Nordic countries, and allows Nordic citizens to enter, settle and work without requiring a passport or permits.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
| [[Common Travel Area]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|1923
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Ireland}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{nowrap|{{flag|United Kingdom}}}}<br />
{{col-end}}
| [[File:CommonTravelArea.svg|200px]]
| [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] and the [[United Kingdom]] (together with the [[Crown Dependencies]] of [[Bailiwick of Jersey|Jersey]], [[Bailiwick of Guernsey|Guernsey]] and [[Isle of Man]], on behalf of which the UK is responsible for foreign affairs) share open borders under the [[Common Travel Area]] arrangement, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in both countries (and dependencies) without any need for identity documents (other than as routinely required for air travel). Controls on entry to the entire Common Travel Area are carried out at the first country of entry. The [[Brexit withdrawal agreement#Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland Protocol]] commits the UK to maintaining an open border in Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Col |first=Martino Da |date=2021-04-04 |title=Brexit and Northern Ireland, a challenging deal |url=https://www.europeangeneration.eu/single-post/brexit-and-northern-ireland-a-challenging-deal |access-date=2022-05-04 |website=European Generation |language=en}}</ref> Foreign nationals can also freely travel within the [[Common Travel Area]], however they need a valid visa for the country they visit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travelling to the UK from Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey or Jersey |url=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travelling-between-the-uk-and-ireland-isle-of-man-guernsey-or-jersey |website=gov.uk |date=23 November 2021 |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Union State]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|1996
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Belarus}}
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Russia}}
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Union State (Crimea disputed).svg|200px]]
| [[Belarus]] and [[Russia]] share open borders, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in both countries without any border checking.{{pb}}From 11 January 2025 foreigners can travel between [[Russia]] and [[Belarus]] only at certain border crossings with a valid passport and with a visa from one of the countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=О вступлении в силу российско-белорусского соглашения о взаимном признании виз |url=https://mid.ru/ru/foreign_policy/news/1991117/ |website=mid.ru |date=10 January 2025 |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации]] |language=ru}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bhutan–India relations#1949 treaty|Indo-Bhutan Treaty of Peace and Friendship]] and [[Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|1950
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Bhutan}}<br />
{{flag|India}}<br />
{{flag|Nepal}}
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Open Border - India, Nepal, Bhutan.png|200px]]
| [[Bhutan]], [[India]] and [[Nepal]] share open borders, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in all member countries. However, this open border is controlled for foreigners' entry or exit.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
| [[Central America-4 Border Control Agreement|CA4 Border Control Agreement]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|2006
| {{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|El Salvador}}<br />
{{flag|Guatemala}}
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Honduras}}<br />
{{flag|Nicaragua}}
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Central America-4 Border Control Agreement map.svg|200px]]
| The CA4 Border Control Agreement acts similarly to the Schengen Agreement, with full freedom of movement for citizens of the countries and foreign nationals. However, foreign nationals travelling by air must obtain the necessary permits and undergo checks at border checkpoints.<ref name="Atlas">{{cite web |title=Countries With Open Borders |url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-open-borders.html |website=worldatlas.com |date=22 August 2019 |publisher=WorldAtlas |access-date=1 June 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[Andean Community]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|2007
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Bolivia}}<br />
{{flag|Colombia}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Ecuador}}<br />
{{flag|Peru}}<br />
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Andean Community (orthographic projection).svg|200px]]
| [[Bolivia]], [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and  [[Peru]] share open borders under the arrangement, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in these countries  without any need for identity documents (other than as routinely required for air travel). Controls on entry to the entire Andean Community  are carried out at the first country of entry.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
| [[Mercosur]]{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|1991
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Argentina}}<br />
{{flag|Brazil}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Paraguay}}<br />
{{flag|Uruguay}}<br />
{{col-end}}
| [[File:MERCOSUR+Candidate countries (orthographic projection).svg|200px]]
| [[Argentina]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Uruguay]] share open borders under the arrangement, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in all member countries  without any need for identity documents (other than as routinely required for air travel). Controls on entry to the entire Mercosur Community  are carried out at the first country of entry.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
| [[CARICOM Single Market and Economy]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|2009
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{ATG}}<br />
{{BAR}}<br />
{{BLZ}}<br />
{{DMA}}<br />
{{GRD}}<br />
{{GUY}}<br />
{{JAM}}<br />
{{SKN}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{LCA}}<br />
{{VIN}}<br />
{{SUR}}<br />
{{TRI}}<br />
{{col-end}}
| [[File:CARICOM-Single-Market.png|200px]]
| [[Antigua and Barbuda]], [[Bahamas]], [[Barbados]], [[Belize]], [[Dominica]], [[Grenada]], [[Guyana]], [[Haiti]], [[Jamaica]], [[Montserrat]], [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]], [[Saint Lucia]], [[Saint Vincent and Grenadines]], [[Suriname]], and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] share open borders under the arrangement, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in both countries  without any need for identity documents (other than as routinely required for air travel). Controls on entry to the entire CARICOM are carried out at the first country of entry.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
| [[Gulf Cooperation Council]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|1981
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Bahrain}}<br />
{{flag|Kuwait}}<br />
{{flag|Oman}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{flag|Qatar}}<br />
{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}<br />
{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}<br />
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Gulf Cooperation Council.svg|200px]]
| [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Oman]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and [[United Arab Emirates]] share open borders under the [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] arrangement, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in both countries  without any need for identity documents. Controls on entry to the entire GCC are carried out at the first country of entry.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|-
| [[East African Community]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|2000
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Burundi}}<br />
{{flag|Kenya}}<br />
{{flag|Rwanda}}<br />
{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}<br />
{{col-2-of-2}}
{{nowrap|{{flag|South Sudan}}}}<br />
{{flag|Tanzania}}<br />
{{flag|Uganda}}<br />
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Africa-countries-EAC.svg|200px]]
| The [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Burundi]], [[Kenya]], [[Rwanda]], [[South Sudan]], [[Tanzania]], and [[Uganda]] share open borders under the [[East African Community]] arrangement, allowing their citizens unrestricted freedom of movement in EAC member states.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}{{pb}}As recently as January 2018, there have still been difficulties in the open borders agreement due to tariff disputes between member states.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EAC states' reluctance to open borders hurts regional trade |url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/business/EAC-reluctance-open-borders-hurt-regional-trade-/2560-4265946-14mvs3xz/index.html |website=The East African|date=5 July 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| [[Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement]]<ref name="Atlas"/>
|1973
|
{{col-begin}}
{{col-1-of-2}}
{{flag|Australia}}<br />
{{flag|New Zealand}}
{{col-end}}
| [[File:Australia New Zealand Locator.png|200px]]
| While both countries still have passport requirements, there is a degree of free travel between the two countries. Additionally, most New Zealand citizens in Australia are granted a [[Special Category Visa]] on arrival, allowing them to reside, travel and work in Australia. This is the only such agreement involving Australia or New Zealand.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}
|}

==Examples of controlled borders==
* [[Mexico–United States border|The border between the United States and  Mexico]] is controlled. This border is the most frequently crossed controlled international boundary in the world,<ref name="BGTG">{{Cite book |last1=Golson |first1=Barry |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hknZxFWtWnQC&q=most%20frequently%20crossed%20international%20border&pg=PA75 |title=Retirement Without Borders: How to Retire Abroad—in Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Costa Rica, Panama, and Other Sunny, Foreign Places |last2=Thia Golson |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2008 |isbn=978-0-7432-9701-1 |location=New York, New York |page=75 |access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Glenday |first=Craig |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aHYt0RNSDfgC&q=most%20frequently%20crossed%20border%20guinness&pg=PA457 |title=Guinness World Records 2009 |publisher=Random House Digital, Inc. |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-553-59256-6 |page=457 |access-date=March 9, 2011}}</ref> with approximately 350 million legal crossings being made annually.<ref name="BGTG" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=January 12, 2010 |title=US, Mexico open first new border crossing in 10 years |work=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |location=Washington |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jHLM81sN-H02Sf1CANZvBoE9mUwA |access-date=December 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228012612/https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jHLM81sN-H02Sf1CANZvBoE9mUwA |archive-date=2014-02-28 |quote=The US-Mexico border is the busiest in the world, with approximately 350 million crossings per year.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The United States–Mexico Border Region at a Glance |url=http://www.nmsu.edu/~bec/BEC/Readings/10.USMBHC-TheBorderAtAGlance.pdf |access-date=December 3, 2012 |website=United States-Mexico Border Health Commission |publisher=New Mexico State University |quote=In 2001, over 300 million two-way border crossings took place at the 43 POEs.}}</ref>
* [[Bangladesh–India border|Bangladesh and India share a border]]{{mdash}}which India is in the process of turning into a controlled border by the completion of a full border fence between the two countries to control the flow of people and prevent illegal migration.
* Entry into any of the [[United States Minor Outlying Islands|U.S. minor outlying Islands]] requires permission from [[United States Armed Forces]], and entry to the territory of [[American Samoa]] for US citizens requires a return ticket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How To Get Here |url=http://www.americansamoa.travel/travel--transportation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914194731/http://www.americansamoa.travel/travel--transportation |archive-date=September 14, 2015 |access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref>

==Examples of closed borders==
* [[North Korea]] and [[South Korea]] share a militarized border, known as the [[Military Demarcation Line]], which has been in operation since the suspension of the Korean War in July 1953 (when the [[Korean Armistice Agreement]] established the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone]] near [[38th parallel north|38° N]]). The strip of land along the border has many landmines and movement detection equipment. There are two Border Crossings (one road, one rail) between North and South Korea but are mostly closed though they are opened from time to time with strict restrictions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Korea fully reopens border crossing |url=http://english.sina.com/world/p/2009/0316/226380.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807061727/http://english.sina.com/world/p/2009/0316/226380.html |archive-date=2016-08-07 |website=english.sina.com}}</ref>
* The [[Armenia–Azerbaijan border]] has been closed since 1991.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sascha Sheehan |first=Ivan |date=September 3, 2021 |title=A Plea for Compromise – Reconnecting Armenia With the World |work=Real Clear Energy |url=https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2021/09/03/a_plea_for_compromise__reconnecting_armenia_with_the_world_792852.html |quote=Over 80% of the former Soviet republic's borders have been closed for more than 30 years, stunting its economic development. |access-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221004151013/https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2021/09/03/a_plea_for_compromise__reconnecting_armenia_with_the_world_792852.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Turkey]] closed [[Armenia–Turkey border|its border with Armenia]] in April 1993, out of [[Azerbaijan–Turkey relations|solidarity]] for Azerbaijan in the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]. <ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Grigoryan |first1=Aleksandr |last2=Khachatryan |first2=Knar |last3=Ter-Matevosyan |first3=Vahram |date=2019-01-02 |title=Armenia-Turkey border opening: what determines the attitude of Armenians? |journal=Caucasus Survey |language=en |volume=7 |issue=1 |pages=25–43 |doi=10.1080/23761199.2018.1499298 |issn=2376-1199 |s2cid=159017448}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Welle (www.dw.com) |first=Deutsche |title=Ghosts of the past haunt Turkish-Armenian border {{!}} DW {{!}} 23.04.2015 |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |url=https://www.dw.com/en/ghosts-of-the-past-haunt-turkish-armenian-border/a-18395546 |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> However, as of 2023, Turkey has opened its borders with Armenia for direct air cargo flights.<ref>[https://eurasianet.org/turkey-lifts-ban-on-air-cargo-to-armenia] retrieved 12 January 2023 </ref>
* [[Moldova–Ukraine border|The border]] between [[Ukraine]] and [[Moldova]] at [[Transnistria]] was closed to [[Russian citizenship law|Russian male citizens]] since 2022,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine blocks access to exit from Transdniestria for Russian citizens |url=http://tass.com/world/723682 |website=tass.com |publisher=[[TASS]] |access-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112025157/http://tass.com/world/723682 |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> and closed completely since 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=From War Zone to Conflict Region: Ukrainian Refugees in Transnistria |url=https://www.zois-berlin.de/en/publications/zois-spotlight/from-war-zone-to-conflict-region-ukrainian-refugees-in-transnistria |website=zois-berlin.de |publisher=Centre for East European and International Studies |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Regional risks |url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/moldova/regional-risks |website=gov.uk |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ukraine war opens door for Moldova to end its frozen conflict |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4a9603cb-709c-4137-9530-9f568ab11aab |website=ft.com |publisher=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
* [[Algeria–Morocco border|The land border]] between [[Algeria]] and [[Morocco]] has been [[Algeria–Morocco relations#Border|completely closed since 1994]]. Since 2021, the airspace between the  two countries has been closed at the initiative of Algeria.<ref>{{cite web |title=Algeria closes airspace to all Moroccan planes |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/22/algeria-closes-airspace-to-all-moroccan-planes |website=aljazeera.com |publisher=[[Al Jazeera Media Network]] |access-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240313235528/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/22/algeria-closes-airspace-to-all-moroccan-planes |archive-date=13 March 2024}}</ref>
* The [[Central African Republic]]'s state of civil war has caused [[Chad]] to close all [[Central African Republic–Chad border|land borders between the two countries]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Border Closed Between Chad and Central African Republic |url=https://eutoday.net/news/security-defence/2021/border-closed-between-chad-and-central-african-republic |access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref> On 22 May 2024, the [[Wagner Group]] coordinated discussions to reopen the border between the two countries.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Odile Gbayah |title=Chad, CAR reach agreement to reestablish borders |url=https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/23/chad-car-reach-agreement-to-reestablish-borders/ |website=dailypost.ng |date=23 May 2024 |publisher=Daily Post Nigeria |access-date=5 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240605194134/https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/23/chad-car-reach-agreement-to-reestablish-borders/ |archive-date=5 June 2024}}</ref>
* The [[Blue Line (Lebanon)|Israel–Lebanon border]] is closed due to the hostilities between [[Israel]] and [[Lebanon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Clashes at Lebanon–Israel border raise fears of wider war |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/16/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-border-clashes-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=16 October 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240414145917/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/16/middleeast/lebanon-israel-hezbollah-border-clashes-intl/index.html |archive-date=14 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Israel-Hamas War Intensifies: Live News and Analysis |url=https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-conflict/card/israel-declares-lebanon-border-a-closed-military-zone-BzSbBssnopj0G6MkUoIS |website=wsj.com |publisher=[[Wall Street Journal]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016212633/https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/israel-hamas-war-gaza-conflict/card/israel-declares-lebanon-border-a-closed-military-zone-BzSbBssnopj0G6MkUoIS |archive-date=16 Oct 2023 |date=16 Oct 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire amid fears of regional escalation |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/15/israel-hezbollah-exchange-fire-amid-fears-of-regional-escalation |website=aljazeera.com |publisher=[[Al Jazeera]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529222338/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/15/israel-hezbollah-exchange-fire-amid-fears-of-regional-escalation |archive-date=29 May 2024}}</ref>
* The [[Purple Line (ceasefire line)|Israel–Syria border]] is closed due to the hostilities between [[Israel]] and [[Syria]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Restive border area in Golan Heights closed off to civilians |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/restive-border-area-in-golan-heights-closed-off-to-civilians/ |website=timesofisrael.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629132157/https://www.timesofisrael.com/restive-border-area-in-golan-heights-closed-off-to-civilians/ |archive-date=29 June 2022 |date=27 June 2017}}</ref> but there have been some legal crossings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=One way ticket for Druze Syrian Brides |url=http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/10/one_way_ticket.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411071408/http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2007/10/one_way_ticket.php |archive-date=April 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Israeli Druze to go on historic visit to Syria |url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3965496,00.html |access-date=17 April 2016 |newspaper=Ynetnews|date=6 October 2010 |last1=Einav |first1=Hagai }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hebrew press sees thaw in Syria–Israel relations |url=http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=299530 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024224016/http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=299530 |archive-date=24 October 2014 |access-date=17 April 2016 |website=Maan News Agency}}</ref>
* The [[Egypt–Gaza border]] has been closed by Egypt after Israel's seizure of [[Rafah_Border_Crossing|the only crossing along the border]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IRAN UPDATE, MAY 16, 2024 |url=https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-may-16-2024 |website=[[Institute for the Study of War]] |access-date=17 May 2024}}</ref>
* Since [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|its invasion by Russia]], [[Ukraine]] closed [[Russia–Ukraine border|its border with Russia]] and [[Belarus–Ukraine border|its border with Belarus]] completely.<ref>{{cite web |title=Entering Ukraine from russia during the war: who can cross the border and how |url=https://visitukraine.today/blog/1898/entering-ukraine-from-russia-during-the-war-who-can-cross-the-border-and-how |website=visitukraine.today |publisher=Visit Ukraine Today |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The last Russia–Ukraine border crossing |url=https://www.ft.com/content/545f37fd-feaa-4066-bdd8-37683cbfcdce |website=ft.com |publisher=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tensions mount at the Belarus-Ukraine border amid concerns of a Russian spring offensive |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/15/europe/russia-ukraine-belarus-border-tensions-intl/index.html |website=CNN |date=15 February 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]] |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The way home: peculiarities of crossing the border of Ukrainians with Belarus through Mokrany-Domanove |url=https://visitukraine.today/blog/1179/the-way-home-peculiarities-of-crossing-the-border-of-ukrainians-with-belarus-through-mokrany-domanove |website=visitukraine.today |publisher=Visit Ukraine Today |access-date=7 June 2024}}</ref>
* In April 2024, [[Finland]] closed [[Finland–Russia border|its border with Russia]] indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web |title=EU Eastern Borders: Finland Closes its Border with Russia Indefinitely Despite Criticism |url=https://ecre.org/eu-eastern-borders-finland-closes-its-border-with-russia-indefinitely-despite-criticism-%E2%80%95-hungary-poland-and-slovakia-oppose-implementation-of-new-eu-migration-pact-while-lithuania-prefers/ |website=ecre.org |publisher=The European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Finland extends Russia border closure indefinitely |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-extends-russia-border-closing-indefinitely-2024-04-04/ |website=reuters.com |publisher=[[Reuters]] |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>
* The [[Georgia–South Ossetia border]] is closed.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Ossetia and Abkhazia |url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/georgia/regional-risks |website=gov.uk |publisher=[[GOV.UK]] |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia border crossings and border permits |url=https://ountravela.com/en/overlanding-off-road-trip/georgia-caucasus/border-crossings-permit/ |website=ountravela.com |date=12 January 2023 |publisher=OunTravela |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref>
* From June 2017–January 2021, [[Saudi Arabia]] temporarily [[Qatar–Saudi Arabia border|closed its border]] with fellow [[Gulf Cooperation Council]] member [[Qatar]], due to the [[2017–21 Qatar diplomatic crisis]].<ref name="AJz617">{{Cite web |title=Qatar-Gulf crisis: How it all got started on June 5 |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/qatar-gulf-crisis-started-june-5-171122105507731.html |access-date=2019-08-05 |website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[National security]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
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* ACME. 2003. Vol. 2.2, themed issue: "[http://www.acme-journal.org/Volume2-2.htm Engagements: Borders and Immigration].
* {{Cite journal |last=Abizadeh |first=Arash |author-link=Arash Abizadeh |year=2008 |title=Democratic Theory and Border Coercion: No Right to Unilaterally Control Your Own Borders |url=http://abizadeh.wix.com/arash#!Article-Democratic-Theory-and-Border-Coercion-No-Right-to-Unilaterally-Control-Your-Own-Borders/c22zv/55901ccb0cf21385249a1596 |journal=Political Theory |volume=36 |issue=1 |pages=37–65 |doi=10.1177/0090591707310090 |s2cid=145809568|url-access=subscription }}
* {{Cite journal |last=Bader |first=Veit |year=2005 |title=The Ethics of Immigration |url=http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118666578/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 |url-status=dead |journal=Constellations |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=331–61 |doi=10.1111/j.1351-0487.2005.00420.x |archive-url=https://archive.today/20111006035624/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118666578/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 |archive-date=2011-10-06|url-access=subscription }}
* [[Brian Barry|Barry, Brian]], and [[Robert E. Goodin|Goodin, Robert E.]], eds. 1992. ''Free Movement: Ethical Issues in the Transnational Migration of People and of Money.'' University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press.
* {{Cite journal |last=Bauder |first=Harald |year=2003 |title=Equality, Justice, and the Problem of International Borders |url=http://ojs.unbc.ca/index.php/acme/article/view/693 |journal=ACME |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=165–82}}
* Bauder, Harald. 2017. ''Migration Borders Freedom.'' London: Routledge.
* Blake, Michael. 2003. "Immigration." In ''A Companion to Applied Ethics,'' ed. [[R. G. Frey]] and C. H. Wellman. Oxford: Blackwell.
* Bosniak, Linda. 2006. ''The Citizen and the Alien: Dilemmas of Contemporary Membership.'' Princeton: Princeton University Press.
* Brubaker, W. R, ed. 1989. ''Immigration and the Politics of Citizenship in Europe and North America.'' Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
* {{cite journal |last1=Caplan |first1=Bryan |last2=Naik |first2=Vipul |title=A Radical Case for Open Borders |journal=The Economics of Immigration: Market-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy |date=2015 |pages=180–209 |doi=10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190258788.003.0008|isbn=978-0-19-025878-8 }}
* {{Cite journal |last=Carens |first=Joseph H |author-link=Joseph H. Carens |year=1987 |title=Aliens and Citizens: The Case for Open Borders |url=http://www.mrrena.com/misc/carens_borders.php |url-status=dead |journal=The Review of Politics |volume=49 |issue=2 |pages=251–73 |doi=10.1017/s0034670500033817 |s2cid=9264696 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100119015853/http://www.mrrena.com/misc/carens_borders.php |archive-date=2010-01-19|url-access=subscription }}
* {{Cite journal |last=Chang |first=Howard F |author-link=Howard F. Chang |year=1997 |title=Liberalized Immigration as Free Trade: Economic Welfare and the Optimal Immigration Policy |url=http://scholarship.law.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2404&context=faculty_scholarship |journal=University of Pennsylvania Law Review |volume=145 |issue=5 |pages=1147–244 |doi=10.2307/3312665 |jstor=3312665 |s2cid=53576980|url-access=subscription }}
* Cole, Phillip. 2000. ''Philosophies of Exclusion: Liberal Political Theory and Immigration.'' Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
* [[Catherine Dauvergne|Dauvergne, Catherine]]. 2008. ''Making People Illegal: What Globalization Means for Migration and Law.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
* [[Michael Dummett|Dummett, Michael]]. 2001. ''On Immigration and Refugees.'' London: Routledge.
* [http://ethique-economique.net/Volume-4-Numero-1.html ''Ethics and Economics.''] 2006. Volume 4.1. Special issue on immigration.
* Gibney, Mark, ed. 1988. ''Open Borders?  Closed Societies?  The Ethical and Political Issues.'' New York: Greenwood Press.
* {{Cite journal |last=Heath |first=Joseph |author-link=Joseph Heath |year=1997 |title=Immigration, Multiculturalism, and the Social Contract |url=http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~jheath/multiculturalism.pdf |journal=Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=343–61 |doi=10.1017/s0841820900001569 |s2cid=156600468}}
* {{cite book |last1=Hidalgo |first1=Javier |editor1-last=Brennan |editor1-first=Jason|editor-link1=Jason Brennan |editor2-last=van der Vossen |editor2-first=Bas |editor3-last=Scmidtz |editor3-first=David |editor-link3=David Schmidtz|title=The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |location=Abingdon, Oxfordshire & New York |isbn=9780367870591 |oclc=978902248|pages=377–89}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Huemer |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Huemer |year=2010 |title=Is There a Right to Immigrate? |url=http://spot.colorado.edu/~huemer/immigration.htm |journal=Social Theory and Practice |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=429–61 |doi=10.5840/soctheorpract201036323|url-access=subscription }}
* [[David Miller (philosopher)|Miller, David]], and Hashmi, Sohail, eds. 2001. ''Boundaries and Justice: Diverse Ethical Perspectives.'' Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
* Miller, David. 2005. "Immigration: The Case for Limits." In ''Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics,'' ed. A. I. Cohen and C. H. Wellman. Oxford: Blackwell.
* {{Cite book |last=Riley, Jason L. |url=https://archive.org/details/letthemincasefor00rile |title=Let Them In: The Case for Open Border |publisher=Gotham |year=2008 |isbn=978-1-59240-349-3}}
* {{cite book |last1=Riva |first1=Sara |last2=Campbell |first2=Simon |last3=Whitener |first3=Brian |last4=Medien |first4=Kathryn |title=Border Abolition Now |date=2024 |publisher=[[Pluto Press]] |location=London |isbn=9780745348988}}
* Schwartz, Warren F., ed. 1995. ''Justice in Immigration.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
* [[Carol M. Swain|Swain, Carol M.]], ed. 2007. ''Debating Immigration.'' New York: Cambridge University Press.
* [[John Torpey|Torpey, John]]. 2000. ''The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship, and the State.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
* [[Gaia Vince|Vince, Gaia]]. 2022. ''Nomad Century: How to Survive the Climate Upheaval''. [[Allen Lane]]
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