Just yesterday, Rep
Chip Roy (R-Texas) wrote an op-ed in the Washington Examiner to address the crisis
on the border.
Roy acknowledged the
ease at which migrants can enter the US by bribing a criminal to cross the
border and seeking asylum with the Border Patrol.
Roy acknowledges that
ending the crisis is going to require Republicans in Washington, D.C., to ‘grow
a spine, dig in, and fight to keep their promises for once by securing the
border.
Roy prescribes four
solutions to protect the border.
Require DHS to
carry out border enforcement policies:
Roy recommends that
the DHS must have the authority to turn away illegal migrants.
The term ‘asylum’
needs to be redefined to prevent abuse. Statistics
show most migrants claiming asylum have no “credible fear” per federal
law, yet thousands claim it and are then released into the U.S. “pending
adjudication” of their claim.
Roy endorses blocking taxpayers' money from funding nonprofit groups that facilitate illegal
migration and auditing the activities of nonprofit organizations funded through
the United
Nations or otherwise.
Complete all
physical border infrastructure:
In addition to
completing the border fence, Roy recommends there is a need to build easily
accessible and navigable roads across the border for agents to effectively
patrol. Roy suggests the removal of Carrizo cane that grows as high as 25 feet
in just a year and inhibits the movement of border patrol agents and allows
cartels to make tunnels to move traffic through it.
Require ICE to
remove all illegal immigrants:
Roy suggests the
closure of loopholes that allow DHS to circumvent current laws requiring
them to detain illegal migrants while their applications for asylum are
processed.
Roy calls for an end
to DHS’s abuse of prosecutorial
discretion and parole authority
that allows them to release tens
of thousands of illegal migrants into the interior.
Roy calls for the
deportation of Illegal
migrants who have been released or have been “just”
here undocumented and visa overstays.
Target cartels
and criminal organizations:
Roy recommends the
cartels must be designated as Foreign
Terrorist Organizations to open up new sanctions that would allow
the government to prosecute or deport cartel members, associates, and
affiliates. Roy also calls for stricter criminal penalties for human and drug
trafficking.
Roy concludes his
piece as follows:
“If Republicans ever
regain power in this town, we must immediately act to secure the border, rather
than merely discussing it in press conferences, roundtables, or task forces.
Too many innocent people have fallen victim on both sides of our open southern
border, and we must prevent these atrocities from continuing.
Since Biden took
office, over 2.7 million illegal migrants have crossed the southern border.
Over 100,000 Americans have died from drug poisonings due to the smuggling of
illicit drugs across the border.
Beyond crime and drugs,
there are other serious issues when the border is left unguarded.
Firstly, resources
such as infrastructure, education, medical facilities, recreational facilities,
etc. meant for citizens will be overrun by undocumented and unknown
outsiders. Secondly, working-class citizens will either be rendered
unemployed or suffer depression in wages because illegal migrants may agree
to work for meager remunerations. Thirdly, a country is known by its people,
values, and culture, if there is a drastic demographic change those values
begin to erode and soon a citizen feels like an outsider in his own
neighborhood.
Most career
politicians spend all of their waking hours attacking their opponents to
distract voters from their dereliction of duty. What makes Roy’s piece
refreshing is that he holds his own party to high standards and demands
accountability.
Roy’s solutions to
protect the border are simple and one that anyone with common sense should
know. Every elected leader in Washington surely knows about this, yet they are
unwilling to even talk about it.
Why?
The reason is the
inducements and threats presented by the Washington Establishment. If elected
leaders side with the lobbyists and big donors their campaigns are handsomely
funded and reelection is guaranteed. If they challenge the groupthink and these
handsome donations are made to their opponents who can mount a vicious negative
campaign that they have no means of countering. Quite often party bosses are
also involved in these shady deals.
Seasoned politicians
may be able to withstand attacks. But relative newcomers cannot, hence they
succumb to the establishment and the needs of the voters are placed second. The
cabal grows and grows.
This is why President
Trump called Washington D.C. a swamp.
At times their votes in Capitol Hill perplex voters.
Lawmakers instantly vote in
favor of dispatching $40 billion for the welfare and protection of Ukraine but vote against dedicating a few
million to construct a wall to protect the border of their own country.
What helps the swamp
is the two-party system. A conservative voter has no choice but to vote
for the compromised Republican who has betrayed him because this Republican is
slightly better than a far-left Democrat
It is therefore a pleasant
surprise that an elected representative speaks freely without fear of repercussion.
Is Roy just a man of
words?
He was among the few who voted against the 40 billion dollars being sent to Ukraine. He was also among the few who spoke against the vaccine and mask mandate. He voted against a bill that would facilitate the creation of a federal vaccination database, 80 of his Republican colleagues voted for this bill. He has spoken in favor of gun rights.
The GOP needs more such as Roy, but for that to occur the will have to be a complete overhaul of the system.
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