No Sovereignty Without Border Security

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Posted: Jul 31, 2022 12:01 AM

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There are three very clear, very distinct and incontrovertible truths in America when it comes to immigration and border control.  They are truths that we should not marginalize or forget, but that we should keep at the top of mind moving forward.The first truth is that America is a country of immigrants.  We are a nation that was founded by tough and resilient people who broke from their colonial overseers on principle and who forged a great, diverse, and strongly-bonded nation with successive generations of immigrants coming to our shores from all around the world.  All of what is great that America has achieved and what America still offers – from a philosophy of freedom, to world-changing inventions, to science and engineering – would not be without immigrants.The second truth is that America is a country that now – due to a devastating combination of ill-conceived policy and reckless messaging – is reeling from a border security crisis of unconscionable heights.  It is a real crisis with daily ramifications that is imperiling the lives and livelihoods of American citizens across the country.  It is causing the exploitation of the desperate and vulnerable and filling the coffers of brutal criminals and t …