Deck 25: The Case for Limits David Miller

Question 1

Which reason, if any, does Miller not provide for the right of states to limit immigration?

A) Population
B) National security
C) Culture
D) None of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Miller argues that the right to freedom of movement, being a basic human right,

A) guarantees an unrestricted right to migrate.
B) though absolute, does not guarantee an unrestricted right to migrate.
C) is nevertheless not absolute and therefore does not generate an unrestricted right to migrate.
D) is not applicable to international affairs and so has no implications for the right to migrate.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

From the fact that people have an interest in being able to migrate wherever they like, Miller thinks

A) no basic human rights follow.
B) the right to exit their home state follows, but the right to enter another state does not.
C) a basic right to migrate follows.
D) it follows that every state has an obligation to redress injustices in poorer nations.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Miller believes that the basic right to exit an unjust state

A) has a partly instrumental moral importance.
B) is important partly because it prevents people from being forced to live amid hostile or alienating associations.
C) nevertheless does not entail a basic right to enter any society of the migrant's choice.
D) All of the above

Question 5

Miller frames the "distributive justice" argument for an unlimited right to migrate as a question about

A) whether utilitarian considerations can trump human rights.
B) the relative importance of freedom of movement and freedom from want.
C) whether justice demands equality of opportunity at the global level or only within societies.
D) the integrity of international legal standards.

Question 6

When faced with the problem of persisting global injustice, Miller makes the argument that "equalizing opportunity for the few"

A) may diminish opportunities for the many.
B) is the best strategy for securing the basic rights of very poor migrants.
C) usually worsens conditions in more developed states.
D) is morally required only of those states with extremely high-growth economies.

Question 7

When faced with people whose home states neglect their basic rights, more prosperous countries, according to Miller,

A) may use aid to ensure that such people's home countries respect their basic rights.
B) may pursue intervention to ensure that such people's home countries respect their basic rights.
C) may help them to relocate to more hospitable states.
D) All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following does Miller not claim results from immigrants entering societies that receive them?

A) Their entry has no discernable effect on them or the society they enter.
B) Their entry changes the public culture and values of the society they enter.
C) They are changed by the public culture and values of the society they enter.
D) They bring values that differ from those of the society they enter.

Question 9

When determining refugee admissions criteria, Miller claims states are entitled to consider

A) the burdens of accommodating refugees placed on existing citizens.
B) the overall volume of applicants.
C) whether special links between the refugee and the host community exist.
D) All of the above

Question 10

Miller argues that states are entitled to discriminate among non-refugee migrants on the basis of their

A) race.
B) skills and talents.
C) sex.
D) religion.

Question 11

Miller argues that individuals have a general right to choose their country of residence or citizenship, though it is a limited one.

Question 12

Miller explains that the standard philosophical presumption about migration is that people have an absolute right to choose where to live.

Question 13

Miller's argument rests largely upon a key distinction between "basic" and "bare" rights.

Question 14

Miller rejects the notion that freedom of movement is a basic human right.

Question 15

When discussing the right of exit as a basis for the right to migrate, Miller assigns it some moral importance, even in the case of decent states.

Question 16

Miller grants that all human beings have a right to a decent life but denies that this justifies a policy of open migration.

Question 17

Miller disagrees with those who argue that the right to exist one's home country is akin to the right to be married.

Question 18

According to Miller, since states are allowed to decide how many immigrants to admit, they are morally entitled to discriminate on any grounds they feel are appropriate.

Question 19

Miller believes that, because public cultures always change over time, a nation's desire to preserve the continuity of its culture and language is a morally invalid reason for restricting immigration.

Question 20

Miller is concerned about the possible emergence of a permanent class of non-citizen immigrants who lack the equal status decent states owe to all residents.

Question 21

What makes a right basic, according to Miller? What kind of right does he contrast basic rights with? Does he believe that the right to migrate is basic? Why or why not?

Question 22

What value does Miller assign to cultural and political self-determination? How does it shape his outlook on the ethics of migration and asylum?