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These people never point out that Christ never answers the question made by the Jewish lawyer, who was trying to justify himself and his sinful behavior rather than seeking to apply the Law of God carefully. Jesus asks another question, "Who acted the most neighborly?" This question and the following answer is not relevant to the nitty gritty of who is actually considered a neighbor or not and of the proper priorities and order of love a Christian should exhibit to others.
The point Christ makes is "You cannot earn righteousness. You Jews do not act righteously. Fear God and just do the right thing to others like the Samaritan of the story." We know He is infuriated by those who twists his words to allow all sorts of evil. "Doing the right thing to others" does not include whatsoever allowing millions of people in who have no connection to the native people, the land, the history, and most often the God of the Bible. You do not act like a pure pest to many invasive migrants, many who don't know any better, but you don't let them in and ruin your home country either.