[jeofken]

Humans have a right to ownership of their property which includes their bodies and who they interact with.

That includes having the right to discriminate. While it may be unkind, it is a greater evil to force someone to interact with someone they don’t want to, even if it’s for reasons of race, sex, living gay, or just being ugly, mean, old or young, or any other reason.

Only in an unfree world there is no discrimination.

I’m reminded of a tattoo I once saw written in runes: “free men are not equal; equal men are not free”.

[minikites]

Do you think it should be okay for businesses to hang "Help Wanted" signs in their windows that also say "no Irish need apply"?

[jeofken]

I will judge the business owner as prejudiced - but it does not make it ethical to send armed men forcing them to trade money for labour with Irishmen. Government laws in the end require enforcement, otherwise they are just nice words. It’s not moral to force someone do act against their will, even if they are unfair, as long as they themselves are not using force against others.

The same principle holds for borders and other forms of property.

Issues of right and wrong often are issues or greater vs lesser evil.

[khawkins]

The fact that you pose this question admits the political nature of these cultural conflicts. There are multiple avenues of resolution, some which involve government, some don't. We're all welcome to have differing opinions on how to deal with them, even if we can come to agreement on common values.