Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich analyzes the exclusive interview on ‘Special Report’ with Vice President Kamala Harris on ‘Hannity.’

One of the essential attributes of a nation is its ability to define itself. A nation should be able to say with certainty – and determine – who is allowed in and who is not.

Those without permission should be prevented from entering. Those who enter without permission should be swiftly expelled.

Finally, a nation ought to consistently and reflexively privilege its own. Whether they are citizens, subjects or neighbors, any nation that is a nation serves its own people first — and at an expansive range of points, it serves them exclusively.

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All this is obvious, the stuff of undergraduate political-philosophy seminars. Yet, what is obvious is not always reflected in current American policy.

Immigrants line up at a remote U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona. A Department of Homeland Security Threat Assessment warned of migrants with ties to terrorism exploiting the border crisis. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The examples multiply themselves. Merit should be the basis for achievement and promotion, but it is not. State and local governments should have zero tolerance for civil disorder, but they do not. We need a strong Navy to deter an aggressive China, but we do not have one.........

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