Why Are Borders, Language, and Culture Essential for National Sovereignty?

The liberty principle for this Freedom Friday concerns national sovereignty. Many years ago, I listened to a radio talk show by Michael Savage and heard him argue the importance of “borders, language, and culture.” He argued that these three elements are essential for a nation to exist. According to Savage, borders establish the physical boundaries of a nation, while signifying sovereignty and territorial integrity. He also said that language and culture are necessary for national identity and unity.

President Donald Trump and his administration are striving to strengthen the sovereignty of the United States. Trump’s campaign promise and first step was to seal the borders to stop people from entering the United States illegally. One reason that the United States must control its borders is to correct its culture. When too many people enter the United States in a given period of time, they do not assimilate into the American culture but keep the culture from their previous home.

In addition to the executive order to seal the borders, Trump proclaimed that the national language of the United States is English. Speaking a common language is necessary for the identity and unity of a nation.

Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on Tuesday to answer questions about securing the borders and safeguarding American citizens. According to Jacob Adams at The Daily Signal, she touted one of the successes of the Trump administration – “ending the illegal immigrant border crisis.” 

“At the southern border, we have obtained a near-total control of daily encounters now, down over 93% since President [Donald] Trump took office,” Noem said.

“March saw the lowest number of border encounters in recorded history, in the history of the United States of America, at just under 7,200,” she continued.

The secretary also emphasized that the administration was prioritizing removing illegal aliens who have committed crimes in the U.S.

“There are tens of thousands of illegal aliens that have committed crimes against individuals in this country, and we have worked very hard to make sure that those individuals [are the ones that we] are going after and deporting as soon as possible,” the former South Dakota governor explained.

When asked about how many crimes illegal aliens had committed against American citizens, Noem explained that the number was hard to know exactly because the Biden administration had shut down an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office responsible for tracking criminal activity by illegal aliens.

“The VOICE’s [Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement] office within ICE was opened under the first Trump administration, and President [Joe] Biden closed that office, I believe, to cover up exactly how many crimes were committed against people in this country by illegal aliens,” the secretary testified.

Noem said the administration has reopened the VOICE office, which also enables the families of victims to track the ongoing criminal cases. One of the challenges the secretary noted was the sheer backlog of cases facing the immigration courts.

“So, we have up to a million cases that are backlogged that need to be processed by an immigration judge in an immigration court in order to make sure that we are having those final removal orders and that we do take action,” the secretary noted.

The Biden administration opened the borders and sent “invitations” to everyone in the world to come to the United States. Somewhere between ten million and twenty million illegal immigrants entered the United States during the four years of the Biden administration. Is there any wonder that we now have third-world conditions in many parts of the United States. Illegal immigrants are raping girls and women. Children, adolescents, and women are being sold into sex slavery. Drugs are being brought into the United States with the purpose of killing as many Americans as possible.

The United States of America cannot remain sovereign with open borders and the languages and cultures of the World. The American culture was created with the concept of a melting pot: everyone became stronger by becoming “Americans” and being unified. We no longer have a melting pot environment. Foreigners come into America and remain Mexicans, Cubans, Russians, and so on. This is not good for national sovereignty, unity, and integrity.