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Why borders are biblical — no matter what the left says



There are many far-left (so-called) scholars who distort scripture to argue for open national borders, extrapolating the biblical concept of compassion entirely out of context.

These same pseudo-scholars mistakenly invoke the 50-year Jubilee (Leviticus 25) — a law that forgave debt and returned property to the original covenant-keeping Jewish owners — to promote state largesse and universal grants, including property rights for all, whether people reside in a nation legally or are squatting illegally.

What you wouldn’t risk in the personal space of your own household, you shouldn’t demand of a nation.

What these left-leaning scholars consistently ignore is that Yahweh established the Jubilee and other Mosaic laws in the Torah to protect the inheritance of covenant-keeping (circumcised) Jews who lived within the framework of biblical law — functioning as a nation with divinely appointed boundaries. When people take scripture out of context to prop up their worldview, we must discern their biases and reject their flawed applications to modern public policy.

We also need to distinguish between how the church ministers to people and how the civil government administers justice. As a pastor, I will welcome anyone, documented or not, offering care, food, and material help for their families. But if I were elected as a civic leader, my responsibility would be to secure the borders and uphold the law of the land.

Unfortunately, too many well-meaning but uninformed pastors conflate the role of the church with that of civil government, failing to grasp the biblical concept of separate jurisdictions — personal, family, business, civic, and church.

In this brief article, I will focus on correcting the misuse of scripture to justify open borders in the name of compassion. Here are 10 reasons why open borders are not biblically sound:

1. God established national borders.

“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place” (Acts 17:26).

According to St. Paul, God sovereignly determines nations and their boundaries to preserve various ethnic people groups, showing His design for national distinction and order.

2. The New Heaven and New Earth have guarded boundaries. Only those whose names are in the Book of Life can enter.

I’ve heard people claim, “If Jesus were president, He would support open borders.” But what biblical foundation do they have for such a bold assertion? In reality, scripture gives us clear insight into what Jesus will do when He governs a geographical kingdom — and it’s the opposite of what many assume.

“But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb’s book of life” (Revelation 21:27).

Even in God’s perfect eternal kingdom, there is restricted access. "Only those who are written" in God’s membership book shows that borders and boundaries are part of God’s righteous order.

3. Foreigners in Israel had to respect Mosaic and civic laws in order to stay.

“You are to have the same law for the foreigner and the native-born. I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 24:22).

“The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt” (Leviticus 19:34).

While Israel showed kindness to foreigners, they were expected to respect and live under the laws of the land.

4. Compassion and hospitality do not erase the need for order and boundaries.

“But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever” (1 Timothy 5:8).

This principle shows prioritized responsibility — just as families manage their homes with discernment, so too must nations guard their sovereignty and stewardship.

Most people who advocate for open borders would never apply that same logic to their homes. How many would welcome total strangers — unvetted and unknown — into their house, especially if they have small children to protect? If you lock your doors at night, you already believe in secure borders. A home is a microcosm of a nation: families living together under a shared roof, protected by clear boundaries.

What you wouldn’t risk in the personal space of your own household, you shouldn’t demand of a nation.

5. A nation without borders is not a nation but chaos.

“If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25).

No unity or stability can exist without a defined identity, which includes recognized borders and laws that protect them.

Even the United Nations and key international charters — like the Montevideo Convention — recognize that clearly defined borders are essential to a nation’s legitimacy. Without recognized boundaries, there is no nation to govern or protect. The same principle applies when you buy a home: Banks require a survey to establish your property lines, ensuring your legal rights and protecting what belongs to you.

If borders matter at the individual level, how much more at the national level?

6. God condemns lawlessness, and open borders often encourage lawlessness.

“For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work” (2 Thessalonians 2:7).

Lawlessness is tied to the spirit of rebellion. Open borders without lawful vetting and due process laws regarding regulation, contrary to biblical teaching, at times foster disorder, crime, and rebellion against lawful authority.

7. Nations serve a distinct purpose in God’s redemptive plan.

“After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages” (Revelation 7:9).

God honors the diversity of nations. Erasing national distinctions through borderless ideologies undermines the divine order He has set for the flourishing of different peoples.

8. Borders protect citizens from harm, which is part of a ruler’s God-given responsibility.

“For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer” (Romans 13:4).

Government leaders are called to protect their people. Failing to enforce borders can expose citizens to danger and injustice, violating their God-given duty.

9. The principle of private property in scripture presumes defensible boundaries.

“You shall not move your neighbor’s boundary mark, which the ancestors have set” (Deuteronomy 19:14).

The respect for borders and property lines is deeply embedded in biblical law. National borders are an extension of this principle on a larger scale.

10. Babel was a judgment against one-worldism and globalism.

“And the Lord said, ‘Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. ... Come, let Us go down and there confuse their language, so that they will not understand one another’s speech’” (Genesis 11:6-7).

God divided nations at Babel to prevent global tyranny and man’s rebellion. Open-border ideology often leads toward a one-world government, contrary to God’s intention for separate nations.

This article was originally published on Joseph Mattera's website.

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White House highlights border wall progress as Trump shuts down benefits for illegal aliens



The White House shared a video on Thursday highlighting the Trump administration's progress in resuming the construction of the border wall.

The video showed a rig lifting a large wall panel as construction workers guided it into place along the border.

'My administration will uphold the rule of law.'

The White House's Rapid Response team captioned the video, "[Point of view]: Illegals are no longer going to be able to flood your country."

On Thursday, the administration also shared an article from the Santa Fe New Mexican, detailing the effort to continue construction in New Mexico.

"PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT," the White House wrote, adding that construction is currently "underway."

The news outlet detailed the "El Paso 2 Wall Project," an effort to close a 0.2-mile and a 40-foot gap in New Mexico, according to Customs and Border Protection.

KFOX stated that razor wire was also added this week to existing border wall sections in El Paso.

CBP officials have said border construction has resumed in San Diego, California, and Yuma and Tucson, Arizona.

Over the past month, border crossings have reportedly dropped more than 90%.

In furtherance of his goal to end the illegal immigration crisis, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday evening prohibiting illegal aliens from receiving federally funded benefits.

"My administration will uphold the rule of law, defend against the waste of hard-earned taxpayer resources, and protect benefits for American citizens in need, including individuals with disabilities and veterans," the order read.

Trump accused "numerous administrations" of undermining the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which bans illegal aliens from receiving benefits.

"Over the last four years, in particular, the prior administration repeatedly undercut the goals of that law, resulting in the improper expenditure of significant taxpayer resources," the executive action stated.

Border czar Tom Homan responded to Trump's executive action during an interview with Fox News.

"These billions of dollars we're going to save, that illegal aliens shouldn't be getting, they're going to help rebuild North Carolina. They're going to help rebuild California. ... There's a lot of things we can do for American citizens, the homeless vets," Homan said.

He noted that the taxpayer funds are "illegally being given to people who aren't supposed to be here."

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Border agent accused of being cartel member who smuggled illegal aliens into the US



A United States Customs and Border Protection agent stands accused of being a Mexican drug cartel member who exploited his position to smuggle illegal aliens into the country.

CBP officer Manuel Perez Jr., 32, was terminated from the agency when he was arrested on federal human- and drug-smuggling charges on February 8, according to the El Paso Times.

'By all measures, he lives in Mexico.'

Perez, a U.S. citizen born in California, was stationed at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in El Paso, Texas.

If found guilty, he could face up to a decade in prison.

A special agent with the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility testified that Perez was a member of a drug cartel.

“Multiple witnesses said he belonged to La Linea cartel in Mexico,” the special agent stated.

The agent explained that intercepted phone calls from smugglers promised a “100% guaranteed” border crossing, claiming that they had “the officer in their pocket.”

Perez’s lawyer, Ruben Ortiz, claimed that the alleged co-conspirators could be lying about his client’s involvement. He accused them of “pointing fingers, perhaps to gain favor from the government in their own cases.”

“The cooperating witnesses are telling them (federal investigators) whatever they want to hear for now,” Ortiz stated.

The agent testified that Perez admitted to federal investigators that he received $2,500 for each illegal alien he allowed to pass through his inspection lane at the southern border. Investigators revealed that Perez permitted a gray Nissan Pathfinder carrying illegal aliens to cross the border multiple times. The exact number of illegal immigrants, including children, that Perez allegedly allowed into the U.S. remains unclear.

Federal investigators estimated that Perez could have been paid up to $400,000 since December 2023 for his involvement in the illegal smuggling operation. He is also accused of participating in a cocaine distribution scheme from November 2019 through February 5, 2025.

Perez has no prior history of criminal activity or substance abuse.

The investigation into Perez uncovered that the CBP officer allegedly spent approximately 80% of his time in Mexico despite claiming he resided in El Paso.

“By all measures, he lives in Mexico,” prosecutors argued.

The special agent testified that Perez was always armed and had an armed security detail with him while he was in Mexico.

Ortiz stated that his client spent significant time in Mexico because he had a girlfriend living there.

One witness claimed that Perez had expressed a preference to be detained in Mexico if arrested so that he could continue his illegal activities from inside the jail.

Mexican agents reportedly searched Perez’s rental property in Juárez and discovered $18,000 in cash.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Miguel Torres rejected Ortiz’s request to release Perez on bond with GPS monitoring. The judge determined there was "no question" Perez posed a flight risk, citing the extensive time he spent in Mexico. Consequently, Perez will remain in jail without bond.

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Liberals lose their minds over church's sign about open borders, vilify black pastor as a 'white supremacist'



A church in Illinois has caused a stir after putting up a sign about illegal immigration and open borders. Liberals are having a meltdown over the sign, even vilifying the black pastor as a "white supremacist."

The New Hope Community Church is located in Palatine, Illinois, roughly 30 miles northwest of Chicago.

'People are getting triggered by the word "immigration."'

On Feb. 5, the church featured a new sign that read: "Heaven Has Strict Immigration Laws. Hell Has Open Borders."

Pastor James Pittman noted that there was no controversy about the sign for the first "six days it was up" until "someone got wind of it."

Local news outlets ran stories about the sign and then CNN reportedly requested an interview.

Pittman told WLS-TV, "Immigration is a topic in the communities, so what we've been doing on our sign for quite some time is take what's going on in the community and turn it towards heaven."

Pittman said he is open to having conversations about the sign's message.

"The immigration we were talking about is very clear in the sign: heaven and hell. And our message is very clear, the scriptures are clear, not everybody makes it to heaven," Pittman stated.

Pittman addressed the alleged controversy in a 14-minute video.

The New Hope Community Church issued a statement on its official Facebook page that read:

We want to be clear concerning this sign. We did not mention nor intended this sign to be about US immigration policy. We understand that immigration is a hot topic today and wanted to use that to turn people's attention heavenward. We did not mention any country or any people group. We do not believe that all go to heaven and wanted the community to examine their relationship with Almighty God. People are getting triggered by the word 'immigration.' We took a stand on 'immigration' to heaven, not to the United States. Are we not free to use the word immigration on a church post?

However, some in the Palatine community are up in arms about the church's sign.

"Part of why we moved to Palatine was the diversity being able to show our kids that, and everyone should have opportunity, and love each other, and seeing something like this is really upsetting," said Palatine resident Katharine Huddleston.

Lisa Beth Szczupaj — president of the Palatine Elementary District 15 school board — told the Daily Herald, "It is unfortunate that a couple of phrases that some adults feel to be clever are posted in the face of many innocent schoolchildren having to ask parents, friends, and adults what they mean and why. Pulling kids into the edginess and politics of the moment is absolutely inappropriate and causes real fear for our school-age children.”

Resident Theresa Greinig added, "I couldn't quite believe that that was a message going out in my community."

Greinig told WLS that she is mobilizing the community to create "signs of positivity" to place around the New Hope Community Church.

Some critics have allegedly called Pittman a "white supremacist." Pastor Pittman is black.

Comments on the church's official Yelp business page were disabled after it was inundated with likely fake negative reviews this week.

"This business recently received increased public attention, which often means people come to this page to post their views on the news," Yelp stated on the New Hope Community Church's page.

"While we don’t take a stand one way or the other when it comes to this incident, we’ve temporarily disabled the posting of content to this page as we work to investigate whether the content you see here reflects actual consumer experiences rather than the recent events," the statement continued. "Please note that we apply this same policy regardless of the business and regardless of the topic at issue."

Before the comments were turned off, several detractors slammed the church's Yelp page with one-star reviews in the past week.

A Yelp user claimed, "The church sign on display promotes so much hate. I'm sad for our diverse community of Palatine to have read such ignorant messages."

Another user wrote, "Do NOT. And I repeat, do not go here. This is not your normal warm, welcoming, compassionate church. These people are bigots and racists against Latinos. Starting from the pastor and down to all the parishioners. Look for another church and give your donations there. Do not even step foot in there if you're undocumented or LGBTQ+. You've been warned."

A commenter said, "Not a good church! Don't come here. They do not welcome immigrants or minorities. Do yourself a favor and find a better church!"

Another added, "Church that promotes hate and racism. Do yourself a favor and avoid this place."

One review read, "DO NOT RECOMMEND. Racist, discriminatory, unwelcoming church. Not sure what type of 'God' you praise ... but God stated to love thy neighbor and your message is NOT it. SHAME ON YOU."

The church had received a total of 14 negative reviews in the past decade, nine of which were posted in the past week after the church made headlines with its sensitive sign.

A majority of the recent one-star reviews were made by Yelp reviewers who were not from Illinois, including four from liberal California and one from Washington, D.C.

Despite the backlash, Pittman declared that he is sticking to his faith and doesn't plan on changing the sign anytime soon.

"We push one man and one man only here and that's Jesus Christ," Pittman proclaimed.

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'Consider the common good of our country with the light of faith'

Trump admin halts tax dollars for NGOs facilitating illegal immigration: Noem



Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration had stopped all taxpayer dollars from going toward non-governmental organizations that have been facilitating illegal immigration.

During a Wednesday interview on Fox News' "Will Cain Show," Noem explained that the Trump administration plans to re-evaluate the federal grants assigned to NGOs.

'An NGO is sometimes an operation that does things that the government cannot do — can't legally do.'

"Today, we are announcing that we have stopped all grant funding that's being abused by NGOs to facilitate illegal immigration into this country. So it's amazing to me the hundreds of millions of dollars that have been spent by the federal government, that has been sent to NGOs to facilitate this invasion of our country," Noem stated.

"We're not spending another dime to help the destruction of this country," she declared. "We're gonna make sure that we follow through on what President Trump has promised, and that's to make sure that we're securing our border, deporting those who are here illegally and committing criminal actions, and that our taxpayer dollars aren't spent to help it."

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Noem noted that the evaluation of the paused grants will uncover how the nonprofit organizations are utilizing the funds.

Cain explained that $380 million in taxpayer money was funneled to NGOs to provide shelter and services programs for illegal aliens in 2024.

Noem stated that many of the organizations receiving taxpayer funds also have operations established in Mexico. She claimed that some groups are "telling those illegal immigrants to come to them and they will get them across the border."

"They're not just operating in the United States; they're operating outside of the United States to help make it easier for those who want to break our laws," the secretary said.

"I was one of those Americans that years ago when somebody said NGO to me, I thought, 'Oh, that's amazing. That's a nonprofit that's out there telling somebody about Jesus or spreading faith and salvation or doing good work and charitable work helping people that are less fortunate,'" she continued. "Then I realized over the years it's been perverted into this shadow government."

"An NGO is sometimes an operation that does things that the government cannot do — can't legally do," Noem said. "So they create an entity to use government dollars, taxpayer dollars, to do something that the federal government isn't allowed to do. To do a shadow government operation that really has been used recently to undermine our country's national security."

According to the Department of State, roughly 1.5 million NGOs are operating in the country.

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Mass deportations are the Christian thing to do



Right now, leftists are using the power of the pulpit, twisting Scripture, and blasting Christians for supporting President Donald Trump’s immigration raids.

President Trump, of course, promised to deport millions of illegal aliens who have entered the country. Most Americans support these endeavors.

As part of an effort to stop Trump, leftists say that mass deportations and the restriction of immigration violate core Christian principles of caring for the poor and needy. Even certain Catholic bishops are claiming we cannot deport illegal aliens.

That assertion is entirely false.

Don't let leftists twist Scripture to make you feel bad for wanting violent freaks out of your country and for being concerned with America's common good.

What does the Catechism of the Catholic Church say? Well, it is clear about Christians' duty of care to migrants.

In paragraph 2241 of the Catechism, it says, “The more prosperous nations are obliged, to the extent they are able, to welcome the foreigner in search of the security and the means of livelihood which he cannot find in his country of origin. Public authorities should see to it that the natural right is respected that places a guest under the protection of those who receive him.”

The key phrase here is “to the extent they are able.” The United States is a very prosperous nation. Yes, we are. But are we really able to welcome everyone in the world? No, of course not.

We are trillions of dollars in debt. Thousands upon thousands of Americans die from drug overdoses every year. We have rampant poverty in many parts of the U.S., broken families in rural and inner cities, and social degradation across the board.

The U.S. government has a duty first and foremost to protect its own citizens. Allowing mass migration exacerbates all those issues and harms U.S. citizens.

So what should political authorities do regarding immigration? They are called to consider the “common good” in all that they do.

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The Catechism goes on to say, “Political authorities, for the sake of the common good for which they are responsible, may make the exercise of the right to immigrate subject to various juridical conditions, especially with regard to the immigrants' duties toward their country of adoption.”

So what does this mean? Countries have a right to secure their borders. We have a right to self-definition. We have a right to enforce our laws. We have a right to enforce our immigration laws.

And we have a right to condition immigration laws upon immigrants assimilating into our American values. This is Christian teaching.

Christians are not called to implement an open-borders policy. We are not morally obligated to redistribute wealth. We are not morally obligated to allow our daughters to be assaulted and raped by illegal aliens who reside in our communities or to allow members of gangs like MS-13 to infiltrate our cities and cause crime to skyrocket.

So what does the Catholic Church teach regarding immigrants?

It says that immigrants “are obliged to respect with gratitude the material and spiritual heritage of the country that receives them, to obey its laws and to assist in carrying civic burdens.”

That means the Church says that immigrants should not violate the law by coming across the border illegally. It means all immigrants are called to respect America’s Christian and capitalist heritage.

We are not called to allow immigration to run wild without concern for our common good.

Just last week, President Trump arrested at least 538 violent criminals of the worst kind. You’re telling me it’s the Christian thing to let them stay in your town? Would you want them as your neighbor?

No, you’re not a bad person for wanting to keep yourself and your family safe. You’re not a bad person for wanting to preserve America’s sovereignty and national identity and to improve our immigration system so that it truly benefits U.S. citizens.

Don't let leftists twist Scripture to make you feel bad for wanting violent freaks out of your country and for being concerned with America's common good.