Argentine President Milei Tells Europe Immigrants Who Don't Adapt Are Invaders

Argentine President Javier Milei was the keynote speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Hungary on March 21, where he spoke to the assembly in Budapest. He focused on defending “morality as state policy” and once again denounced sociallism, current European leadership, and government interventionism.

Before his speech, he met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose immigration policies the Argentine has supported. “In the speech I am going to deliver today at CPAC, I will be mentioning your correct vision on migration issues—because, in fact, when immigration does not culturally adapt to the place it enters, it ceases to be immigration and becomes an invasion.”

Orbán thanked him for his visit and stated: “Your visit comes at a very important time.”

During his address at CPAC, Milei said he governs Argentina according to a decision-making framework based on three variables: morality, economic efficiency, and political utility. He said, “Morality always comes first, and political calculation always comes last,” he asserted, emphasizing that this approach entails prioritizing “the defense of the rights to life, liberty, and property.”

Milei defended the successes of his economic policy, highlighting the fiscal belt-tightening during his first months in office. “We carried out the largest fiscal adjustment in the history of humanity,” he declared. He pointed to a 30% reduction in public spending in real terms. He also underscored the elimination of issuance of currency, and affirmed that, within six months, the government had executed an adjustment equivalent to 15 points of GDP.

Milei said the measures enabled his administration to avert hyperinflation and improve economic indicators. “We went from an inflation rate running at 15,000% annually to levels approaching 30%,” he noted. Furthermore, he asserted that the poverty rate had dropped from 57% to 30%, and that the country risk index had fallen from 3,000 to 600 basis points. Argentina had long been known for sky-high inflation, unpayable foreign debt, and government spending on social welfare.

As he stated, “when a society chooses freedom, things improve,” whereas “when it chooses socialism, things get worse.” Along these lines, he took issue with the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Venezuela, maintaining that “centralized planning was a colossal error that led to failure.”

Milei said Cuba is in the midst of a “perestroika” driven by scarcity and economic hardship. In his words, the island is reportedly experiencing profound changes as a direct consequence of the current crisis. He predicted a prediction about Cuba’s political direction, saying, “We will likely see a free Cuba before the middle of the year,” and linked the change to the policies of President Donald Trump.

As for Europe, he said  that “for decades, it prioritized political expediency over morality.” “In the name of compassion, they assailed property rights; in the name of equality, they destroyed merit,” he contended, and he challenged what he termed a “nanny state” that redistributes resources rather than fostering growth.

Milei linked Europe’s socialist policies to the continent's migration situation and asserted that “every open border is an expanded voter roll.” Milei added: “Europe was left without growth, without the rule of law and today... its leaders were also left without any political credibility," and linked these policies to partisan interests: “Creating dependents is creating voters, each subsidy is a purchased vote.” "When there is no adaptation to the country, it becomes an invasion," he said of the millions of largely Asian and Africans who have descended on Europe in recent years.

In that context, he praised Hungarian PM Orbán—whom he described as “a leader of exceptional courage”—and highlighted his stance on immigration. “He was the first to say that uncontrolled mass immigration was not an act of generosity, but of irresponsibility,” he maintained. Milei praised Hungarian leadership: “Hungary has then become a country that decides to do what is right over what is well regarded.” He said Orban "has become one of the clearest and most courageous voices.”

“Dear friend Viktor, you can count on our respect, admiration and support. Hungary has in you a leader of exceptional courage and an indispensable voice for the future of Europe,” he added.

Milei added: “Europe was left without growth, without the rule of law and today... its leaders were also left without any political credibility," and linked these policies to partisan interests: “Creating dependents is creating voters, each subsidy is a purchased vote.”

Milei warned of “a reconfiguration of the global order” and argued that “the era of global cooperation without a moral compass has come to an end.” He endorsed the Trump administration’s initiatives while emphasizing that nations must act on the basis of “clear principles and coordination.”

He said that Argentina could become an energy supplier for Europe and affirmed that it is experiencing an “investment fever” in that sector. “By 2030, we will be exporting upwards of $30 billion per year,” he noted.

Milei concluded with his usual message: “May God bless Hungary, may God bless Argentina... and long live freedom, damn it.”

This marks the third consecutive weekend the President has spent abroad, following his recent visits to the United States and Spain. During his first trip, he attended the “Shields of the Americas Summit”—convened by Trump—participated in “Argentina Week,” and subsequently delivered a speech at the Madrid Economic Forum, an initiative spearheaded by Spanish content creator Víctor Domínguez.