January 4, 2025
The Immigration Battle Begins
By William Manning
Immigration resides at the intersection of domestic and foreign policy. Political battlelines are forming along this intersection. Skirmishes are underway. Observing the mele will be interesting.
Donald Trump has successfully linked illegal immigration with criminal behavior. More than 13,000 murderers are in the country illegally. The brutal murder of Laken Riley personifies insecurities caused by the Democrats open border. Venezuelan Jose Ibarra entered the United States illegally near El Paso, Texas on September 8, 2022. The government paid his bus fare to New York City (NYC) where he was arrested for child endangerment in September of 2023. That same month he took a taxpayer-funded flight from NYC to Atlanta. He then wandered to Athens, Georgia where he became interested in a house full of attractive co-eds and convicted as a peeping tom. On February 22, 2024, he decided to rape Laken Riley, a resident in the house. He followed her to a running trail, attacked her and dragged her to a place off the trail where the attack continued. She fought back so he bashed in her skull, killing her.
Illegal immigration also places a huge financial burden on taxpayers. The estimated 21,000,000 illegal aliens in the U.S. cost Americans more than $250 billion annually. Crime and the costs associated with illegal immigration are the primary reasons to close the border and enforce immigration law.
Democrats advertise their open border policy as a bridge for the tired, poor, huddled mass of humanity that yearns to be American. They don’t mention the policy is an avenue to import future Democrat voters or their indifference to the security of the American people. When mass deportations begin, the media will be led around by Democrat politicians who will feign disbelief at the inhumanity of fascist Republicans. Deportation of illegal aliens is not a fascist reaction. It is adherence to the rule of law.
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/01/the_immigration_battle_begins.html
