I'd be much more for open borders if it wasn't for all the gov't handouts. The old USA, where pretty much anyone was was just rubber stamped in, but there was zero welfare, food stamps, social security, medicaid, or anything else. That attracted tough, rugged individuals who had to make it on their own.

And can you imagine how laughable a "lockdown" would have been in that era? People had to worry about surviving the winter. Starving was a real possibility. Americans today are complete wimps compared to their ancestors.