The Biblical Case Against Mass Immigration

Whatever "protecting the vulnerable" may mean, it certainly does not exclude the women, children, and already struggling classes of your own nation.

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by Jamie Bambrick
January 18, 2026

Allow me to begin by doing something I rarely do: give my intersectional credentials.

I have been both an immigrant (I lived in Sweden for 5 years), and my favorite person in the world (my wife) is from Bulgaria. So when I say that mass immigration is not something the Bible is supportive of, it’s obviously not because I’m a hard-lined, blood-and-soil nativist.

Picture this scene: you and your family are asleep, and in the middle of the night there’s a knock on the front door. Outside there’s a woman with her kids. There’s been a huge riot in their area and they’ve just been chased out of their home, they’ve left with nothing and are unable to return. You’ve got a big house, so you invite them in to stay and live with you.

Have you done a righteous act? Of course! Good for you, your righteous person!