Comment by systemstops
8 hours ago
Yes, and the most stable and prosperous time for this nation was during the period when we mostly halted immigration. That was also coincidentally the period when our social cohesion was the highest.
A nation can't just be based on an idea (liberty). There have to be common bonds between people to make it work.
Also, I would add that there is no reason to believe that your values are somehow universal to all of humanity.
Assuming you're in the US, the problem is that no party takes this viewpoint anymore, even though this was a common sense position shared by both at one time. "As long as they have our values!" they cry. But they refuse to admit that values are downstream of culture, and culture is not shared between different peoples.