The topic of immigration has aroused of late much fury among libertarians, and left libertarians have been quick to accuse of bigotry those who challenge their views. In this frenetic atmosphere, calm and reasoned discussion is a rarity; but the Bionic Mosquito has found an example of it. He praises a post by Sheldon Richman, a leading left libertarian. Richman asked the question, how would a completely libertarian society ensure that immigrants posed no danger? He answered, “We can be confident that a free society would devise methods of joint suretyship by which strangers could be vouched for, giving others confidence in dealing with them safely.” The Mosquito remarks, “That’s what I said.” I hope, but do not much expect, that Richman’s thoughtful remarks will induce some of his incendiary colleagues to abandon their abusive rhetoric.

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