“But you cited Friedman.”
So? Friedman never advocated for the destruction of America.
He did advocate for the free flow of trade and labor across borders.
I don’t know if he gave consideration to the consequences.
And it is a classic, established conservative position. One from which the Republican party will not deviate.
And that’s because Conservatives hold nationalism below orthodoxy. Ideological purity is their goal, no matter the result.