Our southern border isn’t a line on a map. It’s a gaping hole in our national security and it’s bleeding us dry.
Mexican cartels flood our streets with fentanyl, traffic humans, and exploit vulnerabilities that could allow terrorists to slip through. President Joe Biden spent four years pretending it wasn’t a problem, letting chaos explode while our communities paid the price. President Donald Trump’s return offers a chance to reverse course, but half-measures won’t suffice. We must act decisively to secure the border and protect our nation.
The stakes are stark. Cartels generate an estimated $13 billion annually from human smuggling, according to the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, while pumping fentanyl across the border that the Drug Enforcement Administration says killed over 100,000 Americans in 2023. That’s more than car accidents and gun…
