If You Have To Ask Foreigners Not To Rape, Don’t Import Them

The only legitimate purpose of government is to secure and protect the natural rights of its own people, as our founders constantly pointed out. And while the United Kingdom predates the American Revolution, the fundamental obligation of government to protect its citizens is not exclusive to us.

One of the most basic protections people, but particularly women, should expect of their government is that their government will not import foreigners who want to harm them, or to be more specific, rape them.

But apparently, that’s an expectation too high for the United Kingdom. Thanks to its open-border policies, the U.K. now has to issue behavioral guidelines for so-called “asylum seekers,” explaining that women cannot be raped and that they have autonomy.

“You are in the United Kingdom (UK) because you are seeking asylum. We understand that coming to a new country can be difficult, and that laws and customs may be different from your home country,” the guide reads.

The language already exposes the problem with Britain’s asylum policy. Asylum cannot be based solely on a foreigner wanting to escape. Asylum also has to take into account what these foreigners will do to the people already living in the country. Britain’s first obligation is not to every third-world foreigner who wants refuge but rather to the British people themselves, which means prioritizing asylum seekers who are most likely to assimilate into British society and not rape the locals.

If a foreigner needs to be told that women should not be raped, it is already clear they are never going to be able to fully assimilate into British culture. A pamphlet isn’t going to make a difference.

“In the UK, men and women have equal rights. This is an important part of UK culture and is protected by law,” the guide reads. It continues with a bullet point list of what “women can” do, including “work and earn their own money,” attend school or university, “travel freely,” select their own spouse or stay single, and “make their own decisions about their lives.”

“Women do not need permission from a husband, father, brother or any other man to do any of these things,” the line after the bullet point list reads.

The guide includes an entire section about “sex and consent,” saying that “consent is needed in every situation.” (This section also feels the need to clarify “that anyone under the age of 16 is considered a child and cannot legally agree to have sex.”)

“If you have sex with someone without their consent, this is called rape. Rape is a serious crime in the UK.”

Violating the U.K.’s laws “could” jeopardize asylum claims or support, the introduction to the guidelines warns. (Note: could not would).

The fact that the U.K. government even had to put out guidelines begging asylum seekers not to rape the native women should be enough reason to stop all asylum proceedings for third-world foreigners.

The problem is not just that Britain has to explicitly tell foreigners to follow their laws. It’s that officials recognize certain third-world men need to be taught that rape, forced marriage, domestic abuse, and controlling women are unacceptable while still admitting these men into their country. A sane country would look at that cultural incompatibility and deny admission immediately rather than try to solve it with a printable guidebook.

It’s even more shocking that the U.K. would continue to allow these dangerous third-worlders into their country, given Britain has already seen what happens when political leaders prioritize multiculturalism over the safety of their own people.

For decades, men — mostly Muslim Pakistani men — groomed and sexually assaulted thousands of vulnerable English girls. Police largely turned a blind eye — British law enforcement “systematically turned away from the victims and allowed them to suffer, all in the interest of civil harmony and suppressing anti-immigration sentiments,” as Auguste Meyrat wrote in these pages. They did not tackle the issue because to do so would require acknowledging not all cultures are equal nor compatible, and to acknowledge that in this day and age is “racist” by left-wing standards.

Ignoring cultural incompatibility isn’t a problem only in the U.K. or other European countries. The United States allowed millions of illegal aliens to flood the border under the Biden administration, and scores of migrants overwhelmed American communities. For example, Haitians in Ohio were reportedly spotted capturing geese and otherwise terrorizing local residents. Meanwhile, illegal aliens are raping and murdering our citizens too, with Laken Riley and Rachel Morin’s murders sending shock waves throughout the nation.

A successful refugee policy has to take into account cultural cohesion. Third-world foreigners who have to be told that U.K. culture does not permit rape means the cultures are incompatible, and that is enough to not allow their admission. Politicians have an obligation to their own people. British women shouldn’t be forced to bear the risks of mass migration because spineless politicians are too scared to defend their homeland out of fear of being called racist.

Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2