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| | '''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. |
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| − | No borders means no country. No country means no identity. No identity means a sovereign nation ceases to exist. Illegal immigration destroys the fabric of society. | + | No borders means no country. No country means no identity. No identity means a [[Sovereignty|sovereign nation]] ceases to exist. [[Illegal immigration]] destroys the fabric of society. |
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| | [[Liberal]]s and [[Globalism|globalists]] support the abolition of borders, along with an eventual [[one-world government]]. For example, [[Hillary Clinton]] stated in one of her books that "My dream is a hemispheric common market with open borders sometime in the future."<ref>Poor, Jeff (September 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/06/carlson-on-daca-borders-citizenship-rule-of-written-law-abandoned-in-favor-of-the-worldwide-rule-by-unaccountable-technocrats/ Carlson on DACA: Borders, Citizenship, Rule of Written Law Abandoned ‘in Favor of the Worldwide Rule By Unaccountable Technocrats’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 6, 2017.</ref> In American [[politics]], both the [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] parties support open borders (while the base of the former opposes open borders, the party [[establishment]] supports them). Republicans want access to cheap foreign labor for special interest groups and large donors. This drives wages down or wages remain flat for the rest of the population. [[Democrat]]s want open borders to expand voter roles and grow [[government]]. Creating a larger government increases power for those holding political office and access to more and more [[tax]] money. | | [[Liberal]]s and [[Globalism|globalists]] support the abolition of borders, along with an eventual [[one-world government]]. For example, [[Hillary Clinton]] stated in one of her books that "My dream is a hemispheric common market with open borders sometime in the future."<ref>Poor, Jeff (September 6, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/06/carlson-on-daca-borders-citizenship-rule-of-written-law-abandoned-in-favor-of-the-worldwide-rule-by-unaccountable-technocrats/ Carlson on DACA: Borders, Citizenship, Rule of Written Law Abandoned ‘in Favor of the Worldwide Rule By Unaccountable Technocrats’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 6, 2017.</ref> In American [[politics]], both the [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] parties support open borders (while the base of the former opposes open borders, the party [[establishment]] supports them). Republicans want access to cheap foreign labor for special interest groups and large donors. This drives wages down or wages remain flat for the rest of the population. [[Democrat]]s want open borders to expand voter roles and grow [[government]]. Creating a larger government increases power for those holding political office and access to more and more [[tax]] money. |
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| − | Open borders results 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. | + | 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. |
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| | == Syrian refugees head to Europe == | | == Syrian refugees head to Europe == |