Are most Libertarians for unrestricted immigration provided that welfare is abolished?

[Raelyn]

Gosh, I hope not, or I won't be voting Libertarian in 2012. China, India, and many other developing countries have minimal government assistance and billions of mostly industrious people who want to work but either can't find enough work to feed their families or don't earn enough money. The only thing holding back 2.5 billion potential immigrants is the Pacific Ocean and visa requirements. Being willing to work hard is not enough. The jobs have to be there. Population growth alone does not generate jobs as China, India, and so many other countries have shown. Maybe Libertarians are nostalgic for the Gilded Age when a wealthy few exercised oligarchic control over the economy, and hordes of desperately poor immigrants competed with natives for hard jobs that paid a pittance. The only relief for unemployed workers and struggling families came from private charities. Malnutrition was common, and diseases were rife thanks to a lack of medical care and squalid living conditions. Open the immigration flood gates? NO, THANK YOU!