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𝗧𝗘𝗡 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗔𝗚𝗢, 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗨𝗧 “𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗘𝗨𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦” 𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗧𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥.October 2016. The subtitle read, “How waves of immigrants are reshaping a continent.”Well, here we are ten years later, and Europe is still fighting over immigration, border security, integration, and national identity. The European Union has even introduced sweeping new asylum and immigration rules.And I think America ought to be paying attention.For years, people who questioned mass immigration were often treated like the problem. Raise concerns about border security, cultural integration, or the consequences of immigration policies, and somebody was ready to call you intolerant.𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗹.I have nothing against people who come here legally, respect our laws, work hard, and want to become Americans.But I absolutely oppose illegal immigration, and I’m tired of the idea that Americans are somehow obligated to accept unlimited immigration without questioning the consequences.A country has every right to protect its borders, preserve its traditions, and expect newcomers to respect its laws.That includes our Constitution.You are free to practice your religion in America. That’s one of the things that makes this country great. But no religious or political ideology gets to place itself above our Constitution or demand that Americans surrender their freedoms.𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮.President Trump has brought illegal border crossings down dramatically. Good. That’s what enforcing the law is supposed to accomplish.But the bigger conversation doesn’t end at the border. We still have to talk about assimilation, immigration enforcement, public resources, and what kind of country we’re leaving our children.Europe’s experience deserves serious examination. We should learn from its successes and failures instead of waiting until problems become harder to solve.𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘.Ten years ago, the conversation was about how immigration was reshaping Europe.Ten years from now, I don’t want Americans looking back at 2026 wondering why we were afraid to have that same conversation.Immigration should happen on America’s terms, under American law, with American constitutional freedoms protected.𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆.