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In April 1962, white segregationists paid money to African Americans agreeing to leave New Orleans. In 2010, the British National Party proposed paying non-white migrants money to leave the UK. Five years later, a landlord in New York paid African American tenants to vacate their apartments. This article considers when, if ever, it is morally permissible to pay minorities to leave. I argue that paying minorities to leave is demeaning towards recipients and so wrong. Although the payments are wrong, it is not clear if they are impermissible, given the benefits for the recipients. I argue that payments are impermissible if at least one of two conditions are met: The payments demean or harm other members of society, or the payments are provided to recipients who have failed to consent to the payments.
Author(s): Gerver M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Politics, Philosophy & Economics
Year: 2018
Volume: 17
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-22
Print publication date: 01/02/2018
Online publication date: 13/07/2017
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
Date deposited: 10/10/2017
ISSN (print): 1470-594X
ISSN (electronic): 1741-3060
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/1470594X17712684
DOI: 10.1177/1470594X17712684
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