Bible Twist Sparks Border SHOWDOWN

If you’re tired of being lectured that your faith demands you roll out the welcome mat for illegal aliens, you’re not alone—and the actual Bible doesn’t say what the woke crowd wants you to believe.

At a Glance

The Bible commands compassion for foreigners but does not instruct Christians to support illegal immigration.
Scripture consistently upholds the legitimacy of national borders and the rule of law.
Progressives often misquote or misapply biblical texts to justify open borders and lax enforcement.
Conservative theologians and mainstream Christian voices challenge the misuse of scripture for political ends.

Biblical Commands vs. Political Spin: What the Texts Actually Say

For years, left-leaning activists and politicians have tried to guilt Americans into supporting unchecked illegal immigration by cherry-picking verses about “sojourners” and “foreigners” from the Old Testament. Leviticus 19:33–34 and Exodus 22:21 are favorites, but context is always conveniently ignored. In ancient Israel, those sojourners lived under the law—they didn’t get to hop the fence, ignore the rules, and demand benefits. The Bible’s command was for justice and compassion, not for anarchy or open borders.

Progressive activists, armed with memes and hashtags, claim deporting illegal migrants is somehow “un-Christian.” What they never mention: Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2 both instruct believers to obey just laws and respect governing authorities. Biblical hospitality has nothing to do with subsidizing lawbreakers at taxpayers’ expense. Compassion, yes. Enabling chaos? Absolutely not.

The Real-World Fallout: When “Biblical” Arguments Fuel Bad Policy

This country has lived through the consequences of policies that ignore reality and reward lawbreaking. Under the Biden-Harris administration, border encounters exploded to record levels, with nearly 11 million border encounters from 2021 to 2024. That’s compared to just over 3 million from 2017 to 2020. Criminal aliens, once a rare news item, became a daily feature: 650,000 criminals are now on ICE’s non-detained docket, roaming free in the interior. The result? A devastating public safety crisis, with Border Patrol forced to arrest tens of thousands with convictions or outstanding warrants, and millions of “gotaways” simply disappearing into the country.

But when actual border enforcement returned, the results spoke for themselves. In March 2025, under President Trump and Secretary Noem, border encounters dropped by 93%, gotaways by 95%, and migrant crossings by 99.99%. The country went from 160,000 monthly encounters under Biden to less than 7,200—a historic turnaround. The lesson: Respect for law, not selective Bible quoting, secures communities and saves lives.

Compassion with Boundaries: The Christian and Constitutional Approach

Christianity’s call is clear: love your neighbor, show mercy, treat the stranger fairly. But the Bible is not a suicide pact, and it doesn’t demand national self-destruction. The sojourners of scripture submitted to the law, and so should modern-day migrants. The overwhelming consensus from respected Christian sources—across denominations and theological traditions—is that compassion for foreigners never overrides the responsibility to uphold national sovereignty and the rule of law.

To claim otherwise is to weaponize faith for a political agenda that undermines both safety and common sense. Mainstream Christian voices have repeatedly affirmed: kindness matters, but so does order. Christians are not commanded to support illegal immigration, and those twisting scripture to say otherwise are advancing ideology, not theology. If only Congress and the White House put as much effort into reading the actual Bible as they do manipulating it, maybe we’d see a little less chaos and a lot more sanity at our borders.