Marco Rubio warns European leaders mass migration is 'a crisis destabilising the West'

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Feb 14, 2026 - 15:38

Marco Rubio warns European leaders mass migration is 'a crisis destabilising the West'

Marco Rubio has warned European leaders including Sir Keir Starmer mass migration is a "crisis" that is "destabilising societies".

The Secretary of State told the Munich Security Conference the United States "will always be a child of Europe" but echoed the White House's criticism of Europe over issues including climate change.

Mr Rubio stressed the importance of maintaining control of national borders, claiming it was not an expression of xenophobia or hate.

He dubbed the ability to protect borders: "A fundamental act of national sovereignty."

He told the conference: "Mass migration is not, was not, some fringe concern of little consequence. It was and continues to be a crisis which is transforming and destabilising societies all across the west."

Mr Rubio, while praising Europe's history, delivered more subtle criticisms, at times implying that European leaders had turned their backs on worthwhile elements of the continent's past.

He said: "We in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the west’s managed decline. We do not seek to separate, but to revitalise an old friendship and renew the greatest civilisation in human history.

"What we want is a reinvigorated alliance that recognises that what has ailed our societies is not just a set of bad policies, but a malaise of hopelessness and complacency."

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He continued: "We want allies who are proud of their culture and of their heritage, who understand that we are heirs to the same great and noble civilization, and who together with us, are willing and able to defend it and this is why we do not want allies to rationalize the broken status quo."

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