Is Freedom of Movement a Human Right?

It amazes me that a country that once had no borders has found it's self in a position where border security is a debatable conversation. Of course a lot changes in 200 years. If a terrorist wanted into this country badly enough they would find a way. We haven't been able to stop thousands of illegal immigrants, what makes anyone think we could stop one terrorist? Freedom of Movement is an interesting topic. There always the question of what happened to "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door." Emma Lazarus is turning over in her grave.

I have often wondered who gave humans the right to own land and govern. I am a whole earth flag waver. I accept that reality is we do have borders and countries and have no choice except to obey the laws as they now are. "Blind patriotism is worse than no patriotism at all" and it is those borders that cause most of the problems in the world. I think if there were no laws regarding which side of the street we could drive on, the majority of people would find it made sense if everyone traveling in the same direction stuck to the same side of the road. I see many drivers allow alternate feed when accidents make merging lanes necessary and many drivers who will wave a car on to make a turn into or out of a parking lot during rush hour traffic. Those things are common courtesy, not mandated by law.

Interesting! I never gave such a thing a thought. However, is Nationalism, Sovereignty, and National Uniqueness such a bad thing? Free travel across boarders sounds like a precursor to the North American Union!