The Founders did not believe in an open society or open borders

The Founders did not believe in an open society or open borders

Open borders constitute a change of regime from the original founding belief in republican self-government and natural rights to the belief in an open society, which is justified by the cosmopolitan belief that “nobody is illegal” and we are all “citizens of the world.” This humanitarianism is often informed by the passion of compassion, an idea of human rights, and an aspiration toward some vague, peaceful, socialist world order.  In our partic…