Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday morning, Rubio claimed the West has “opened our doors” to an “unprecedented wave of mass migration” as he appealed to Europe to be “proud” of its culture and Christian heritage.
But he also struck a somewhat conciliatory tone in parts, saying that America and Europe “belong together” and said the continent is one of the US’s “cherished allies and oldest friends”.
“We will always be a child of Europe,” he added, to applause from the crowd.
Among those present at the conference is British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, alongside around 50 world leaders. …
Addressing “mass migration” during his speech this morning, Rubio said: “Mass migration is not, was not, some fringe concern of little consequence.
“It was and continues to be a crisis that is transforming and destabilising societies all across the west.”
He added: “Controlling who and how many people enter our countries, this is not an expression of xenophobia, it is not hate. It is a fundamental act of national sovereignty.’”
He said failing to do so would be a “fundamental abdication” of “duty”, and described migration as an “urgent threat to the fabric of our societies and to the survival of our civilisation itself”.
Elsewhere in his wide-ranging address, which spoke to the history of the United States, the US Secretary of State said: “We want allies who can defend themselves, so that no adversary will ever be tempted to test our collective strength. This is why we do not want our allies to be shackled by guilt and shame.
“We want allies who are proud of their culture and of their heritage, who understand that we are heirs to the same great and noble civilisation, and who together with us are willing and able to defend it.
“And this is why we do not want allies to rationalise the broken status quo, rather than reckon with what is necessary to fix it. For we in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West’s managed decline.”
Worth reading in full – and so is watching Marco Rubio’s speech:
Richard Eldred is an Associate Editor of the Daily Sceptic. He spent close to two decades working in broadcast journalism in Hong Kong before returning to the U.K. in 2022. This article was first published HERE
2 comments:
He must’ve heard about France getting started on investigating the Trump-Epstein files. Time for a distraction!
It is uplifting and gratifying to see someone in power with the courage to address a large forum of people who have opposing views to his own. He is absolutely correct. Unlimited, illegal immigration is absurd. New Zealand should learn from the disaster that is the US, Europe and Britain in this respect. How do you suddenly tell these illegal people they are no longer welcome? It's causing a great deal of disharmony.
It is totally okay to accept people who can contribute and fit in to our society.
It is better to help other people in their own country if they need help. The financial cost would probably amount to the same and the beneficial societal impact on Western Nations would be enormous.
The new Party, Restore Britain, is making this an election bottom line. How would they achieve this now though?
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