Recently, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the world’s most powerful drug lords and leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, was arrested by U.S. federal agents near El Paso. The Sinaloa cartel is considered one of the largest and most powerful drug trafficking organization in the Western Hemisphere, generating billions of dollars annually by smuggling drugs...
Illegal immigration is busting the budget in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams warns New Yorkers, “Without policy changes, NYC could potentially spend $12 billion on asylum seekers over next three fiscal years.” The same is true in Chicago, Denver, and other sanctuary cities. Their mayors are now demanding state and federal help with...
A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests that the ongoing illegal immigration surge at the southern border will reduce the federal deficit by a staggering $897 billion over the next decade. At first glance, this figure might seem like a silver lining to this national crisis. However, a closer examination reveals a more complex...
Broken border means Kamala Harris failed families ravaged by fentanyl and communities beset by crime. The dizzying ascent of Vice President Kamala Harris, from the most extreme leftist in the U.S. Senate, to also-ran 2020 presidential candidate, to vice president of the United States, to presumptive 2024 presidential nominee, and — for all we know — de facto president of the United States in the accelerating...
Texas secured three judicial victories in recent days—is this the start of a winning streak for national security? First, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that the state’s buoy barrier could remain in the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass. In 2023, the state of Texas installed a 1,000-foot marine buoy...
Being born and raised along the Texas-Mexico border, I have firsthand experience of how the border crisis and the threat of domestic terrorism has heightened. After three years and more than 10 million illegal aliens, and after a growing increase in military base breaches, enough is enough. What more is it going to take for...
The Biden administration is planning one of the largest amnesty efforts in recent history, potentially granting legal status to over a million illegal aliens. This initiative raises significant legal, procedural, moral, and policy concerns that should worry every American. The new executive order proposed by the Biden administration, known as “Parole in Place,” aims to...
Border security is a top issue with American voters. President Biden is responding by signing executive action that he claims will help secure our borders. Is this a meaningful step to rein in the chaos at our borders or political theater? I served as a U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agent for nearly 30 years and retired as chief during...
President Joe Biden is slated to sign an executive order today “to secure the border,” an action which he has failed to do since he came into office. Four years into the worst national security crisis the U.S. has faced since 9/11, the president now hints that he actually can do something to secure the...
The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here. While most of us think of the southern border crisis is the cause of a desperate people doing whatever it takes to escape where they’re from, there is perhaps a...
The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here. Whether or not the federal government should deport immigrants living in the United States illegally has historically been a tricky issue for Americans. They understand that illegal aliens are breaking...
The implications are not just limited to espionage but extend to the potential for creating societal disruptions and furthering the CCP’s global influence campaign in America. President Joe Biden has completely abandoned U.S. border security. Of the some 10 million people who have illegally entered America under Biden’s unwatchful reign, a particularly alarming threat has...