Free Movement

The free movement of capital across international borders is now pretty much taken for granted in most parts of the world economy.

What would the world be like in 20 years from now if the free movement of people across international borders (where they could seek to live and work wherever they wanted) were to be legalized and implemented suddenly tomorrow?

What bearing do your moral, spiritual, philosophical and religious views have upon your answer to this question and your perception of this issue?

@fmf said
The free movement of capital across international borders is now pretty much taken for granted in most parts of the world economy.

What would the world be like in 20 years from now if the free movement of people across international borders (where they could seek to live and work wherever they wanted) were to be legalized and implemented suddenly tomorrow?

What bearing do ...[text shortened]... phical and religious views have upon your answer to this question and your perception of this issue?

Free in terms of no passports, no customs agents, no fees?

@pb1022 said
Free in terms of no passports, no customs agents, no fees?

Make of it what you will. Frame your take on the OP as you see fit. the topic is the free movement of people.

@fmf said
The free movement of capital across international borders is now pretty much taken for granted in most parts of the world economy.

What would the world be like in 20 years from now if the free movement of people across international borders (where they could seek to live and work wherever they wanted) were to be legalized and implemented suddenly tomorrow?

What bearing do ...[text shortened]... phical and religious views have upon your answer to this question and your perception of this issue?

That will be one great step forward for mankind.

@fmf said
Make of it what you will. Frame your take on the OP as you see fit. the topic is the free movement of people.

It’s an interesting question.

I think the first thing that would concern people (especially those of limited means) is the currency exchange rate.

Using an American as an example, going somewhere where the dollar has a lot of buying power might be more attractive than going somewhere where the dollar is weak.

But that assumes one is planning to live in a hotel, buy meals, go to tourist destinations etc. and is not traveling for adventure on a deliberately shoe-string budget.

I personally wouldn’t have a problem at all with what your OP describes as long as the travelers did not automatically become citizens wherever they moved. If that were the case (that they could become citizens,) they could easily overwhelm the system in place to help low-income people who already are citizens.