Gabbard differs from other Democrats on some aspects of immigration. She sees the "root cause of mass immigration on our southern border" as being the "history of US military intervention in Latin America that left countries destroyed."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mauiindependent.org/tulsi-gabbard-emerges-as-most-outspoken-anti-war-candidate-in-decades|title=Tulsi Gabbard Emerges As Most Outspoken Anti-War Candidate in Decades|last=Woodhouse|first=Jon|date=2019-02-20|website=The Maui Independent|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> GabbardShe voted with Congressional Republicans in favor of "extreme vetting" of Iraqi and Syrian refugees.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Axios |date=2019-09-11 |title=Tulsi Gabbard on the issues, in under 500 words |url=https://www.axios.com/2019/02/17/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-election-candidate-hawaii-factsheet-1550177191 |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=Axios |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-11-20 |title=House Democrats who backed refugee bill face social media backlash |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/20/house-democrats-refugee-bill-social-media-backlash |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> Gabbardand has also stated "I don’t support open borders. Without secure borders, we don’t really have a country”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalreview.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-the-rest-of-democratic-primary-field-has-embraced-open-borders/|title = Tulsi Gabbard: The Rest of Democratic Primary Field Has Embraced 'Open Borders'| website=[[National Review]] |date = 10 September 2019}}</ref> In 2015, Gabbard called on the US government to give priority to persecuted minority refugees in the Middle East, such as Christians and [[Yazidis]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tulsi Gabbard on Immigration |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/2020/Tulsi_Gabbard_Immigration.htm |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=www.ontheissues.org}}</ref> Gabbard has also spoken in favor of increasing skilled immigration and believes that immigrants should be assessed as individuals and for what they can contribute rather than by their nationality and background.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/tulsi-gabbard/policies/immigration|title = Tulsi Gabbard's Policies on Immigration Issues}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/how-democratic-presidential-candidates-would-reform-immigration|title=How Democratic presidential candidates would reform immigration | Bridge Michigan}}</ref>
