Let us observe their problem from afar while standing securely

Let us observe their problem from afar while standing securely on our Atlantic shores, learn from their botched immigration policies and the myth of multiculturalism, and not import stones sharp accountants their failures to the United States errantly believing we could do a better job than they have. "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." should now be our clarion call to end the folly of such erroneous slogans as "We are a nation of immigrants." or other equally silly approaches to the problem other than the priority of keeping our borders secure, controlling who we allow into our country, and when.

I support Pat Buchanan's call for a moratorium on all immigration until such time we determine who is here, how to deal with them, and structure future immigration to best suit our national ideals of a predominately Christian nation, accepting of others, but admitted here on our terms--"... the United States of America... one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Taken from a sonnet written by Emma Lazarus, "New Colossus," also known as the Statue of Liberty poem, these words are mounted inside the pedestal:

Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!

Nowhere does it say we should stones sharp include those who may prove to be a danger to our society, nor those inclined to refuse to assimilate. If it did suggest that, there are millions in the world who would be eligible for admittance and clamoring to do so. Common sense tells us we cannot, should not, open our doors too widely to the masses who may fit the description of "tired, poor, wretched, homeless, tempest-tossed refuse." There must be limits to our hospitality.

Our record of humanitarian assistance to those in need the world over is long and unblemished. We have joined in World Wars and other lesser wars, assisted earthquake victims and refuges stones sharp accountants of oppression. Our foreign aid budget exceeds all of the other countries in the world combined. But there are limits to our efforts. The Syrian refugee crisis is one of those--as is the unfettered immigration--mainly illegally--to the United States for at least the past twenty years. We have done more than our share in taking in those "huddled masses," etc. It is time to now take a short breather, assess our immigration policies, and act in what is our own best interest--as selfish as that may appear.