February 1st, 2025 | Thomas Carter

Fighting Illegal Immigration Is Right

It's really about law, order, and fairness.

If you’ve tuned into an American political debate in the last few years, you’ve undoubtedly heard the moralistic drumbeat of the Democratic Party and their liberal allies, clutching their pearls as if every illegal immigrant is Mother Teresa incarnate. It’s the kind of sanctimonious outrage that turns a question of law, justice, and fairness into a melodramatic soap opera about feelings. But this isn’t about morality at all. For them, it's about power.

The left has perfected the art of weaponizing compassion to bulldoze laws they find inconvenient, and immigration is their masterpiece. What better way to undermine border security than by painting those who demand it as heartless villains? Forget about the facts. Forget about fairness. For liberals, illegal immigration has become a virtue-signaling contest where morality is cherry-picked and legality is an afterthought.

Emotion Over Reality And Justice

Let’s break down the liberal Democrat strategy. First, they take an issue rooted in legality and responsibility—securing borders and enforcing immigration laws—and reframe it as a moral crisis. “How could you separate families?” they wail, conveniently ignoring that crossing the border illegally is, well, illegal. This emotional sleight of hand shifts the focus from the actual crime to the supposed cruelty of enforcing the law. It’s like blaming a police officer for arresting a thief because the thief’s family might miss them.

And don’t get me started on the sob stories paraded by mainstream media. Are there heartbreaking cases? Of course. But you can’t craft national policy based on the exceptions. It’s the equivalent of arguing that because one person survived a car crash without a seatbelt, we should all ditch seatbelts. It’s an emotionally manipulative tactic designed to guilt Americans into compliance.

At its core, immigration is—or at least should be—a matter of law. Every nation has the right to control its borders and decide who enters and under what conditions. This isn’t some radical, far-right position. It’s common sense. Yet, liberals have turned border enforcement into a moral abomination, as if asking someone to follow the rules before entering the country is akin to torture.

What’s truly outrageous is how this moral crusade undermines fairness. Millions of immigrants play by the rules, waiting years—sometimes decades—to come to America legally. What message does it send to them when we roll out the red carpet for those who cut the line? Imagine standing in a queue for hours, only to watch someone waltz to the front and get served first because they claimed it was “the right thing to do”. That’s not compassion, it’s chaos.

Of course, liberals don’t want to talk about the cost of their so-called compassion. Illegal immigration isn’t free, folks. It burdens our healthcare system, overcrowds schools, and strains local resources. Sanctuary cities—those progressive utopias where laws magically don’t apply—end up footing the bill while taxpayers watch their communities buckle under the pressure. But hey, as long as the left gets to feel morally superior, who cares about the cost, right?

Then there’s the issue of crime. No, not every illegal immigrant is a criminal, but enough are to warrant concern. Drug cartels, human traffickers, and gangs exploit porous borders, putting American citizens at risk. Yet, when conservatives bring this up, we’re accused of fearmongering. Fearmongering? Tell that to the families who’ve lost loved ones to crimes committed by individuals who shouldn’t have been here in the first place.

The irony of liberal moralizing is that it’s riddled with hypocrisy. These are the same people who lock their doors at night, send their kids to private schools, and live in gated communities. They’re all for open borders—as long as it’s not their neighborhood dealing with the fallout. The “compassion” ends where their comfort begins.

And let’s not forget their sudden love for “undocumented workers” when it suits their agenda. Liberals love cheap labor for their trendy cafes and manicured lawns but balk at the idea of reforming immigration laws to protect American workers. It’s exploitation masquerading as altruism.

Why Liberals Push This Narrative

So, why do liberals cling to this moral argument? It’s simple: votes and virtue-signaling. By championing illegal immigration, they pander to minority groups and position themselves as the party of compassion. It’s not about helping immigrants; it’s about securing power. They’re building a dependent voter base while painting conservatives as heartless bigots. It’s political opportunism dressed up as morality.

And let’s not forget the cultural impact. By undermining the rule of law, the left sends a dangerous message: rules don’t matter as long as you have the right intentions. This erodes the very fabric of our society. If laws are optional, where does it end? Do we let tax evaders off the hook because they really, really needed the money? Do we let burglars go because they were just trying to feed their families? Compassion doesn’t mean abandoning accountability.

True compassion isn’t about turning a blind eye to illegal immigration. It’s about creating a fair and just system that works for everyone. That means enforcing our laws, securing our borders, and reforming legal immigration to prioritize merit, skills, and the needs of our country. It means helping genuine refugees while deterring those who exploit the system. It means standing up for the rule of law, even when it’s unpopular.

Liberals love to accuse conservatives of lacking empathy, but the truth is, we care deeply about fairness and justice. We care about the single mom who loses her job to under-the-table labor. We care about the legal immigrant who played by the rules only to see others rewarded for breaking them. We care about the victims of crimes committed by those who never should have been here. That’s real compassion—not the self-serving kind peddled by the left.

Immigration isn’t as much a moral issue as it is a legal one. Liberals can wax poetic about compassion all they want, but morality isn’t a loophole to circumvent the law. A nation without borders isn’t a nation at all, and a society that prioritizes feelings over fairness is doomed to fail.

So, the next time a liberal lectures you about the “moral imperative” of open borders, remind them that true compassion isn’t about enabling lawlessness. It’s about creating a system that is just, fair, and sustainable for everyone—including the immigrants who come to America legally. Because in the real world, morality and law go hand-in-hand. And no amount of liberal grandstanding will change that.