A conservative in european sense still is very much of a leftie in american terms
But with immigration, you have a point.
Problem is, the economic model currently en vogue in the west has some serious self-destructive tendencies.
Basically the west is currently squandering away its industrial and economical edge at bargain prices to nations that do not see economy as a self-regulating market for personal profit for the greater good, but rather as a tool for national glory and expansion.