Border Security

Trump’s designation of cartels as terrorists ends the fiction that Mexico is a trustworthy ally

Designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations is the first honest step Washington has taken on this issue in decades. On President Donald J. Trump’s first day in office, he issued an executive order designating human and drug trafficking cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). This week, the other shoe is expected to drop, as the State...

February 18, 2025
Border Security

Yes, Republican Leaders Have The Authority To Rein In Birthright Citizenship

The framers added the Fourteenth Amendment’s ‘subject to the jurisdiction thereof’ clause for an important, specific reason. In his first hours in office, President Donald J. Trump issued an executive order curtailing the practice of unlimited birthright citizenship. Many think the Fourteenth Amendment calls for citizenship for everyone born in America. Left-wing attorneys general in 18...

January 28, 2025