Specifically, the American people believe the Biden administration and the Democrats are failing catastrophically to defend our country. They also believe many of the immigrants themselves are being exploited and harmed by the cartels.
The stunning success of the new movie “Sound of Freedom” is an important market indicator that shows that many Americans are deeply concerned about human trafficking and especially the exploitation of children.
The American people do not want open borders, amnesty for people entering the United States illegally, or the Biden administration’s handling of the border.
Here are some examples of how strongly the American people feel about the current failure of the Biden administration:
Some 69 percent of all Americans think there is a crisis on the border. That is nearly four times more than the 19 percent who believe there is no crisis (12 percent were not sure).
By 70 percent to 19 percent, Americans favor the president declaring a state of emergency to help southern border towns with illegal immigration. This includes 61 percent of Latinos and 58 percent of Democrats.
Americans believe the crisis on the border has real national security implications. Sixty-three percent of voters believe it is absolutely essential to secure the southern border as a matter of national security. Almost the same number (62 percent) believe that state governors have a responsibility to secure the southern border if the federal government fails to do its job.
Dangerous Mexican drug cartels are driving Americans’ concerns over the border. Nearly 4 in 5 Americans (79 percent) believe Mexican drug cartels pose a serious threat to the United States. That is five times the number who feel unthreatened by the drug cartels (16 percent).
In fact, 70 percent of Americans want the cartels designated as terrorist organizations. This would allow the full weight of the U.S. military and intelligence systems to attack and undermine them. Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) have introduced the Drug Cartel Terrorist Designation Act to respond to Americans’ growing concerns.
It is clear the American people have reached a consensus far different from what the Biden administration or the elite media want to admit. It is also a consensus that opposes the attitudes of many big businesses, who seem to want cheap labor at any cost.
The Congress has an obligation to respond to the American people that it represents. It should pass strong legislation now to control the border and destroy the cartels. It should establish an orderly, efficient review process that removes those who have broken the law to get into America. At the same time, it should strengthen the opportunity for immigrants to come to America and enrich our economy and society legally.
The appropriations process should insist on controlling the border. Appropriators should defund those elements of government that are failing to do their jobs. Officials who are failing—either by design or incompetence—should be defunded.
President Abraham Lincoln advocated government of the people, by the people, and for the people. The American people have rendered judgment. Now it is time for their elected officials to reflect and act upon the will of the people.
