Freedom to Move About is One of the Most Basic of Freedoms

   Freedom of movement is one of the most basic of freedoms. In most any society -- even those with kings and queens -- subjects were free to move from one location to another within the country, as well as to move in and out of that country.
   Socialistic countries might rob their people of the right to move around, but that is the exception.
   With the movement, comes the job. When individuals move from one location to another, they take new jobs in their new lands. And, by the same token, when socialistic countries deprive them of a moving around, it is often because they are assigning them to work at a designated location.
   Whatever you say about the immigration policies of America -- whether you like them or not -- you must acknowledge they limit some freedom of movement. People are still free to move about in the country. They are still free to leave the country. But, they are restricted entry; Their freedom to move into America has been limited.
   Indeed, so it is with most every nation in the world, these days. While freedom of movement from country to country was once pretty much universal, now it is the restrictions on moving into a country that are universal.