Carl Higbie’s latest remarks about the need to “save our culture” cut straight to the heart of a debate too many on the left want to paper over. On his Newsmax platform he argues, rightly, that culture is the mortar that holds our republic together — and that unchecked illegal immigration and cultural surrender will hollow out what made this country great.
The Trump team’s hardline approach to the border proves that when leadership acts decisively, results follow; Homeland Security’s recent campaigns and enforcement measures have been blunt and public about sending a message that America will not be a lawless sanctuary. Conservatives should applaud a policy that stops the flow and forces a reset toward orderly, legal immigration instead of endless chaos at the border.
Higbie speaks from a place of service and no-nonsense patriotism — his record as a Navy SEAL and his rise to a prominent conservative voice give his warnings weight among Americans who actually defend this country. When a former operator tells you that cultural cohesion matters for national survival, it isn’t hot air; it’s common sense from someone who has seen what happens when societies fail.
Make no mistake: preserving our culture is not about exclusion for its own sake, it’s about insisting that newcomers adopt our language, values, and laws so they flourish here — not in parallel societies. The administration’s crackdown has already shifted the dynamics on routes like the Darien Gap and other channels that once funnelled tens of thousands of migrants toward our border, showing that deterrence works when backed by real policy and resources.
The other side pretends culture is a buzzword to shame into silence, but their project is demographic and institutional transformation — a slow replacement of the norms that built the American dream. Conservatives must be blunt: a nation without a shared identity is a nation without the will to survive, and we will not stand by while elites erase what makes America exceptional.
Yes, Carl Higbie has been a combative figure and he’s paid the price for blunt speech in the past, but that bluntness is exactly what the moment demands — clarity, courage, and a refusal to cede the narrative to the radical left. He may ruffle feathers, but forcing uncomfortable conversations about assimilation, law, and culture is the only honest road back to national renewal.
Hardworking Americans don’t want lectures from coastal elites or more open-border experiments; they want safety, opportunity, and a future where their children inherit a country that still reveres freedom and faith. If you care about jobs, families, and the Republic itself, it’s time to back leaders and policies that secure the border, promote assimilation, and put American culture first — because a nation that forgets who it is, forgets how to be free.
