Definition of "restrictionism" []

• A viewpoint or policy approving the imposing of restrictions, as on immigration or trade. (noun)

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• "The delusion underlying the economic case for restrictionism is that, if those eight million disappear, their jobs will be filled by Americans who are at present out of work or marginally employed."
• "Immigrants from Latin America do vote for the nanny state more than natives and if they are able to increase government restrictionism enough, that would offset the advantages gained by cheap labor."
• "Pritchett even appears to be admitting the long-unmentionable truth that restrictionism of immigration induces labor-saving innovations."