Freedom manifests itself in self-determination; the ability to establish the rules by which we live, free from outside interference. This concept is known as \u201csovereignty.\u201d\u00a0 Uncontrolled migration is a direct threat to our sovereignty. It disregards concerns about assimilation, national unity and the preservation of our respect for the rule of law.<\/p>\n
Over a century ago, the Supreme Court acknowledged this in <\/span>Ekiu v. United States<\/i><\/a>.<\/i> The court stated: \u201cIt is an accepted maxim of international law that every sovereign nation has the power, as inherent in sovereignty, and essential to self-preservation, to forbid the entrance of foreigners within its dominions, or to admit them only in such cases and upon such conditions as it may see fit to prescribe.\u201d The justices who decided <\/span>Ekiu<\/i> understood we have an obligation to protect our national home and ensure the safety of America.<\/span><\/p>\n Now, the Obama administration has decreed that the U.S. will accept at least 110,000 Near Eastern and South Asian <\/span>refugees<\/a>. The vast majority of these individuals will come from Syria and other terrorist hotbeds, even though <\/span>numerous security officials<\/a> have said it is virtually impossible to vet them.<\/span><\/p>\n This decision was made without any consideration of how it affects our sovereignty or the national security concerns expressed by the American people. And the administration has dismissed those who oppose the mass acceptance of refugees as intolerant.<\/span><\/p>\n Over the last year, Europe has accepted unprecedented numbers of refugees from the same regions. But they haven\u2019t all presented themselves as humble guests in need of <\/span>assistance<\/a>. Some have made unreasonable <\/span>demands<\/a>, like the asylees in Germany who complained about being temporarily quartered in a warehouse and demanded private apartments at the German taxpayer\u2019s expense.\u00a0 Despite this apparent lack of manners, very few European countries have asked their uninvited guests to leave. The few nations that have, like Hungary, were roundly <\/span>criticized<\/a> for defending their sovereignty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n