U.S. Aid to Ukraine: Security Does Not Stop at American Border

There is every reason to be concerned about the dangerous fiasco at the southern border and, for that matter, signs of growing illegal immigration from the north too. The administration’s failures in this area are, as it knows perfectly well, an area of political vulnerability, and, as we enter an election year, that ought to offer leverage to those who rightly want to see tougher immigration enforcement.

But legitimate worries about the security of this country’s actual border are not a reason to wish away worries about threats to American security from further abroad, including from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

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Andrew Stuttaford

Andrew Stuttaford is the editor of National Review's Capital Matters.

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There is every reason to be concerned about the dangerous fiasco at the southern border and, for that matter, signs of growing illegal immigration from the north too. The administration’s failures in this area are, as it knows perfectly well, an area of political vulnerability, and, as we enter an election year, that ought to offer leverage to those who rightly want to see tougher immigration enforcement.

But legitimate worries about the security of this country’s actual border are not a reason to wish away worries about threats to American security from further abroad, including from Vladimir Putin’s Russia.