| | '''Open borders''' is the mistaken belief, often politically motivated, that freedom of movement from one country into another is a basic human right. It is a radical notion that [[Border|national boundaries]] are unjust and that migrants of any other culture should be embraced. [[Immigration]] laws are to be ignored, under this view, while tolerance for foreign customs must be embraced, while integration into a new society is not observed out of respect and compassion for multicultural ethnic groups. | | '''Open borders''' is the mistaken belief, often politically motivated, that freedom of movement from one country into another is a basic human right. It is a radical notion that [[Border|national boundaries]] are unjust and that migrants of any other culture should be embraced. [[Immigration]] laws are to be ignored, under this view, while tolerance for foreign customs must be embraced, while integration into a new society is not observed out of respect and compassion for multicultural ethnic groups. |
| − | No borders means no country.<ref>Jasper, William F. (August 7, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29715-no-borders-no-nation No Borders, No Nation]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 15, 2018.</ref> No country means no identity. No identity means a [[Sovereignty|sovereign nation]] ceases to exist. [[Illegal immigration]] destroys the fabric of society.<ref>Morici, Peter (April 29, 2019). [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mass-immigration-poses-an-existential-crisis-for-the-west-2019-04-29 Mass immigration poses an existential crisis for the West]. ''MaretWatch''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref> | + | No borders means no country.<ref>Jasper, William F. (August 7, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/29715-no-borders-no-nation No Borders, No Nation]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 15, 2018.</ref> No country means no identity. No identity means a [[Sovereignty|sovereign nation]] ceases to exist. [[Illegal immigration]] destroys the fabric of society.<ref>Morici, Peter (April 29, 2019). [https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mass-immigration-poses-an-existential-crisis-for-the-west-2019-04-29 Mass immigration poses an existential crisis for the West]. ''MarketWatch''. Retrieved May 3, 2019.</ref> Open borders is closely associated with communism.<ref>Cuthbertson, Charlotte (May 29, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/communism-expert-on-whats-behind-the-push-for-open-borders_2941964.html Communism Expert on What’s Behind the Push for Open Borders]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved May 29, 2019.</ref> |
| | Open borders result in more crime. In addition, capital resources are spent on migrants, most of whom have little or no education. [[Jail]] populations swell, the health system is burdened, schools struggle to cope, law enforcement and the courts are overwhelmed. The mindset of open-borders advocates is illustrated in the May 2019 storming and occupation of a terminal at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris – the illegal migrants who occupied it chanted: "France does not belong to the French!"<ref>Multiple references: | | Open borders result in more crime. In addition, capital resources are spent on migrants, most of whom have little or no education. [[Jail]] populations swell, the health system is burdened, schools struggle to cope, law enforcement and the courts are overwhelmed. The mindset of open-borders advocates is illustrated in the May 2019 storming and occupation of a terminal at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris – the illegal migrants who occupied it chanted: "France does not belong to the French!"<ref>Multiple references: |