Panelists Pounce on Liberal Fox News Guest Who Admits She Wants Open Border: You Want America to be Europe

On Outnumbered on Fox News today, a bit of honesty from both sides of the political aisle was on display as a liberal guest copped to open borders desires and conservative guests did an “Aha!” dance over it.

Author and columnist Cathy Areu joined the panel on Fox on Tuesday and, during the discussion about the border and immigration, said she would prefer for America to be more like Europe.

“Basically I think it should be like Europe,” she told Fox’s Pete Hegseth. “People can travel throughout different countries.”

“So there we go, you brought me inside the liberal mind, you want America to be Europe,” Hegseth replied. “And Donald Trump doesn’t want America to be Europe, he wants America to be America.”

Townhall editor and Fox contributor Katie Pavlich pointed out that a lot of people won’t say they prefer open borders.

“The president actually said yesterday that he will not turn America into Europe, and they have had so many problems with the open border policies,” said Pavlich. “Thank you for admitting to your open border philosophy. A lot of people will not admit that.”

“We appreciate your honesty,” Pavlich added.

President Trump has said several times in recent days that the United States cannot handle immigration and borders the way Europe does, and incorrectly stated again today that Germany’s crime rate was up in 2017 due to immigration and open borders. Germany’s crime rate is actually down, according to multiple fact-checkers.

There are few immigration related phrases or policy preferences as polarizing as that of “open borders,” particularly (but not exclusively) among those on the right.