Mass migration eroding Western sovereignty, immigration expert warns

Unchecked mass migration, particularly in Western nations where millions have settled after leaving third-world countries, tends to erode national sovereignty, one expert said—an issue President Donald Trump highlighted during his speech last week in front of other world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly.

As migrants continue to reach Western shores, those countries are grappling with stretched resources and tensions between newly arrived immigrants, some here illegally, and the native population, many of whom feel their best interests and cultural identity are being overlooked by government bureaucrats.

The pushback stands in contrast to the vision of "global citizenship" advocated by entities like the World Economic Forum and U.N. initiatives, set against the rise of nationalist opposition led by figures like Trump.

Much of the push for illegal migration comes from non-governmental groups and other grantmaking networks, Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital.

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"It's no coincidence that we've seen the same tactics in a handful of countries at the same time, whether that's to the U.K., to France, to Germany, other parts of Western Europe, or to the U.S., particularly during Biden's four years," said Ries. "And what that does is it erodes the sovereignty of the nation-state. So no longer do people in a nation get to decide who's coming, how many, for what reason, and for how long, and whether people are complying with our laws."

Groups like the U.N., World Economic Forum, and International Organization for Migration (IOM) all advocate for managed, regular, and lawful migration while treating mobility as a natural economic and demographic reality.

However, European countries are being stretched thin as migrants continue to change the demographic and cultural landscape within their borders, critics of mass migration say. Ries cited the lack of assimilation among some migrants, the formation of ethnic enclaves, language shifts, and hesitation by law enforcement and elected officials to address the matter driven by political correctness.

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"And now we've got Western countries like the U.K. and France really teetering on, are they still the same countries?" said Ries. "The U.S. is on the same path—we're just further behind. And so now… we have to ask ourselves, Do we want to continue down the same path that the U.K. has been on? Or do we want to get off this path?"

During Trump's speech last week at the United Nations General Assembly, he reiterated his administration's hardline position on defending American borders while criticizing the U.N.

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