Import the third world, become the third world—no exceptions. Donald Trump has permanently halted migration from 19 third-world nations after a recent shooting of National Guard members. The left calls the ban racist, but logic deems it an economic necessity.
The US Census tracked the foreign-born population at 53 million, but the actual number is far higher. “This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America, something that did not exist after World War II (Failed schools, high crime, urban decay, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages, and large deficits, etc.),” the US president noted.
Illegal migrants had their unlimited free benefits repealed by the new administration; still, the majority of legal migrants in the US are on one or more social welfare programs. Migrants arriving from the 19 banned nations are far less likely to have an education or skills that can help them transition into a working US taxpayer. The government has provided migrants with countless benefits, including outright cash assistance under the Refugee Cash Assistance program, which around 80% of migrants from banned countries utilize.
There is a reason that the government has yet to provide clear-cut figures on the cost of subsidizing migrants. The House Committee on the Budget believes that American taxpayers are spending “at least $150.7 billion” annually to cover the costs of open border policies, but the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) believes the cost is closer to $400 billion. State and local governments are on the hook for the majority of the costs. “State and local governments can’t borrow or print money like the federal government, so they have to balance their budgets by either absorbing this cost through raising taxes or they have to cut services to their citizens,” the committee explained in a 2024 discussion.
The average American is in debt and grappling with the high cost of living. More citizens are falling into poverty, and therefore, the public welfare system which is precisely what the government wants because those people are entirely dependent on government and will vote for the hand that feeds them. Those same citizens are expected to also subsidize others when they are struggling to provide for their own families. The left has long believed that the US has an unlimited money tree that they can use to handout money with no thought to the long-term repercussions, hence why America has reached a level of debt it can NEVER repay.
The government spends billions on border control and protection while still permitting people to legally enter the nation who have no applicable skills to survive on their own. Importing foreign cultures that do not align with Western values is an entirely different but important topic but we unfortunately have the UK to use as a case study.
Nationalism is not racist. It is not racist to prioritize citizens nor is it racist to deny those who cannot assimilate to society or the workforce.