Immigration As A Weapon
Immigration has been a weapon for thousands of years
President Donald Trump recently said that mass migration might be used as a political weapon against America. This idea came from a social media post where he told supporters to read a new book by Peter Schweizer called “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon.” The lead paragraph from the article captures it well: “President Donald Trump is suggesting that mass migration is a political weapon. This comes from a recent social media post where he urged supporters to read the new book by Peter Schweizer, “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon.””
People are talking more about how immigration can be used like a tool in politics or even in fights between countries. Here are four key articles on this topic, including the original one:
January 26, 2026, [Source name, e.g., News Outlet or Podcast/Instagram reference], “Trump Suggests Migration Is a Political Weapon Against America” — This piece discusses Trump’s post and points to Schweizer’s book claiming elites and foreign powers use immigration to hurt the U.S.
January 3, 2025, CHACR, “In-Depth Briefing #85: The Weaponisation of Migration” — This report explains how hostile countries push migrants toward borders to cause problems, create fights inside democracies, and weaken groups like the UK and Europe.
November 13, 2025, Henry Jackson Society, “How Russia Uses Migration as a Weapon” — The analysis shows proof that Russia plans migration surges on purpose to put pressure on NATO countries and cause trouble.
April 4, 2025, Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), “Panel Transcript: The Weaponization of Immigration” — Experts talk about using immigration as a tool in world politics, especially how it affects laws, elections, and power today.
These stories show different ways people see immigration being turned into a weapon. In the U.S., some say certain leaders or other countries open borders wide to change who votes or to bring in problems on purpose. Around the world, countries like Russia or Belarus send groups of migrants to borders to make other nations spend money, argue internally, or look bad if they push people back. This tactic uses rules about helping people to create tough choices for leaders.
The idea isn’t brand new—countries have moved people to cause trouble before—but it’s getting more attention now with big border issues and elections. It makes people worry about safety, trust in government, and fairness. Fixing it means strong borders, smart rules, working with other countries, and talking honestly without scaring everyone. That way, we can handle real needs for people who move while stopping bad actors from using it against us.