Immigration Manifesto And The Deep Crisis Of The West By Ole Jørgen Anfindsen, Ph.D.

The immigration policies currently in vogue in most Western countries show increasing signs of being unsustainable, and the associated problems are likely to grow ever more severe in the coming years, due to the demographic pressures of the increased immigrant population from cultures so different from European that they cannot be assimilated into the West. This is one of the largest ethical dilemmas of our time. We therefore believe the entire foundation for the prevailing regime needs to be reconsidered, and submit this manifesto as a starting point for reasoning about these challenges.

1. It is a moral duty to promote human rights all over the world.

2. The concept of human rights must not be confused with any particular legal implementation or formulation of that concept, since such explications could contain internal inconsistencies or imply consequences that would cause conflict with the previous tenet.

3. The worth of a human being is independent of his or her gender, religion, ethnic background, sexual preferences, culture, language, and other such markers.

4. Cooperation across cultural, language, religious, and ethnic borders is desirable and necessary.

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