For years, the left has preached that borders are immoral and that “no human is illegal.” But in recent weeks — from anti-ICE riots in Minnesota to checkpoints, barricades, and so-called autonomous zones — they’ve accidentally proven exactly why borders exist and why they matter. Turns out, they’re big fans of borders… as long as they get to run them.
In Minneapolis, anti-ICE protesters reportedly set up their own checkpoint on public streets. According to Fox News and reporter Jorge Ventura, these protesters stopped cars and checked license plates and driver’s licenses to see if drivers were affiliated with ICE. If they weren’t, they could pass. If they were, no entry. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
In other words, the same activists who denounce border enforcement were busy creating their own de-facto borders — deciding who belongs and who doesn’t — all while claiming that federal immigration enforcement is immoral. Apparently, borders are only offensive when the U.S. government enforces them.
If that hypocrisy wasn’t obvious enough, protesters also erected barricades to block off parts of Minneapolis and declared an “autonomous zone.” A barricade, of course, is just a budget version of a border.
Meanwhile, pop star Billie Eilish declared at the Grammys that “no one is illegal on stolen land,” followed by a friendly “F—k ICE.” Strong words. But when someone crossed the boundary of her own property without permission, she didn’t lecture about stolen land. She went straight to court and asked the government to enforce a rule keeping that person a certain distance from her home. Funny how borders suddenly matter when it’s your front yard.
When her safety was on the line, borders weren’t immoral — they were essential. Enforcement wasn’t something to mock — it was something to demand.
This double standard isn’t limited to celebrities. It’s baked into the entire anti-ICE movement. Chanting “ICE Out” is an admission that communities care about who is allowed inside and who is not. These protesters clearly understand the concept of exclusion — they just apply it selectively.
They reserve it for federal agents enforcing laws they don’t like, while pretending the same principle is evil when applied to illegal immigration. That’s not a rejection of borders. That’s just a preference for who controls them.
The irony is simple: ICE exists to enforce border laws passed decades ago because Americans, through a democratic process, decided that not everyone is allowed to enter or stay in the country. That’s not radical — it’s how a nation functions.
Anti-ICE protesters and celebrities aren’t rejecting borders as an idea. They’ve already proven they understand them, use them, and even like them. They just don’t want America to have one.
And that’s the real takeaway: borders aren’t the problem — who controls them is. Thankfully, more Americans are waking up to that reality, and common sense about borders is finally making a comeback.
