The survival of the American republic, Alexander Hamilton maintained, depends upon “the preservation of a national spirit and a national character.” He asserted: “To admit foreigners indiscriminately to the rights of citizens the moment they put a foot in our country would be nothing less than to admit the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.”
The Constitution of The United States guarantees to every State in this Union in Article 4, Section 4, a Republican Form of Government, and that we shall be protected against Invasion. Every failure by those vested with authority in our government to protect the border is an act of treason.