Barbarians Inside the Gate, Part II
<p>The distrust of immigrants I explored <a href="https://eidolon.pub/barbarians-inside-the-gate-part-i-c175057b340f" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">in my previous article</a> is rooted in more than just (unfounded) fear of violence. After all, violent immigrants can be arrested and imprisoned. But what about law-abiding, productive immigrants? In a way, they seem even more frightening because they can, ostensibly, displace natives by taking away their jobs.</p>
<p>This suspicion also existed in Rome, although instead of undocumented immigrants, Romans were afraid of their slaves. But do immigrants — especially undocumented ones — really come and take jobs? My sense is that Rome’s job-consuming slaves and today’s job-consuming immigrants are variations on the same theme: those rendered vulnerable by the prospect or reality of economic loss are encouraged to demonize the powerless, and sidelined in the ensuing discussion are the ethical commitments that stem from the geopolitics of migration.</p>
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