The man accused of attacking National Guard members last month came here from Afghanistan — arriving without identification. President Trump has how announced a pause on immigration from “third world” countries. The goal is to ensure people from unstable regions can be properly vetted, and to remove those who hate America.

Predictably, critics on the left—like Senator Mark Kelly—are objecting, and just as predictably, they’re crying “racism.”

What nonsense. The issue isn’t race. It’s common sense. No responsible nation knowingly imports people who hate our country, our people and our way of life—whatever color they are.

The first duty of American leaders isn’t to third world migrants. It’s to protect their fellow citizens—the people who elected them—and to safeguard this country’s security, stability, and freedom.

If that means a pause on third-world immigration, then so be it.