Tom Homan on Illegal Immigration: Cartels, Human Suffering, and Border Security Failures

The Human Cost of Illegal Immigration

• 💔 Illegal immigration is not a victimless crime; it fuels a brutal system controlled by drug cartels.
• ⚠️ Studies indicate that 31% of women making the journey are raped, a number likely higher in reality.
• 😥 The current administration's policies have led to over 4,000 alien deaths during the journey.
• fentanyl has caused over a quarter million American deaths due to the overwhelmed border.

Cartel Control and Exploitation

• ⛓️ Cartels control the entire illegal immigration process, from smuggling to exploitation.
• 💰 Immigrants are often trapped and sold into slavery or forced to pay exorbitant fees, with violence as a consequence of non-payment.
• 👧 Children are particularly vulnerable, with many found in forced labor and sex slavery.

Policy Failures and Political Motivations

• 📉 The current administration's policies are seen as by design, not incompetence, aimed at political gain.
• 🗳️ Releasing illegal immigrants is perceived as a strategy to increase future Democratic voters and gain more seats in the House.
• 🏨 Billions are being made by NGOs housing immigrants in hotels instead of utilizing taxpayer-funded ICE detention beds.
• ⏳ Releasing immigrants into a non-detained docket leads to hearings years later, with the hope of future amnesty.

Consequences of Open Borders

• 🚨 An overwhelmed border allows terrorist watch list individuals to enter the country in significantly higher numbers.
• 🇨🇳 Over 60,000 Chinese nationals, many military-aged, have crossed the border, suggesting coordination with the CCP.
• 🇷🇺 Thousands of Russians and individuals from other