Liberalism needs immigration realism

Liberalism must move from tactical retreats on migration toward a coherent, principled philosophy that reconciles open‑society values with concrete limits and redistribution choices. Without a credible, morally grounded stance on who may enter and under what terms, mainstream liberal parties risk ceding voters to anti‑immigrant movements. — If adopted, this reframing would reshape party platforms, policy tradeoffs (welfare, integration, border control), and the tone of public argumentation about migration across democracies.