The Puppet Masters of the Resistance.
They want blood in the streets
Welcome, my dear readers, once again to the Asylum, and every day the name seems more appropriate. To start, I want to publicly repent. I was once an open-borders-type libertarian guy, and while it looks good on paper, in practice, it is a freedom-killing, terrible idea. For a people to be free, there has to be a shared social fabric, and fully open borders undermine that. You can’t live freely and peacefully with people unwilling to assimilate to your culture, people who think it is okay to rape or stone women for wearing short skirts or eating a ham sandwich. It just doesn’t work. It is also impossible for the government to perform one of its valid functions (protect people from the initiation of force or fraud). It is impossible when every criminal just has to make it here to be safe. It is a strange reversal of the old movie trope when U.S. criminals would head to Mexico to escape prosecution. Now, I am a closed-borders libertarian. I welcome people to come here legally, and I acknowledge that process does need an overhaul, but once here, it is imperative that newcomers assimilate to our culture as they add their uniqueness to the whole of American culture. The tragedies we have seen in the past weeks occurring in Minnesota are just symptoms of a larger problem.
For the entire Biden administration, the United States has pretended its borders were
secure while millions of migrants cross illegally, unchecked and unvetted. Under the Biden administration, illegal border crossings surged to unprecedented levels, overwhelming law enforcement and local communities. Millions of individuals, many with criminal records, gang affiliations, or foreign intelligence connections, have entered the country, exploiting weak enforcement and permissive policies. DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas repeatedly misrepresented border conditions, claiming control where none existed, while mass-release programs allowed apprehended migrants to vanish into urban centers, creating pockets of lawlessness across the nation. The consequences of these failures are immediate and tangible. Ranchers, homeowners, and municipalities face property destruction, theft, environmental damage, and skyrocketing costs for social services. Communities bear the burden of crime, medical emergencies, and infrastructure strain caused by individuals who bypass lawful entry entirely. Open borders, when coupled with generous welfare and social programs, incentivize illegal immigration, ensuring that the system is exploited by those who will benefit the most while contributing the least. Every loophole left open is a magnet for lawbreaking, criminality, and disorder.
The scope of harm is staggering. Across the southern border, Border Patrol has apprehended thousands of individuals previously deported for violent crime who returned immediately to commit additional offenses. In one notorious case in 2024, a repeat offender from Honduras, previously deported for aggravated assault, crossed again illegally and went on to rob multiple convenience stores in Texas before being apprehended. In Arizona, gang members from MS-13 and other violent networks have exploited the lack of enforcement to establish local cells, extorting businesses and committing assaults, carjackings, and homicides. These are not isolated incidents; they are the predictable result of a system that rewards illegal entry, while punishing lawful behavior. Fraud is equally pervasive. Identity theft, welfare fraud, and unemployment scams have surged in states with large illegal populations. Migrants who cross illegally often use stolen or falsified documents to access taxpayer-funded benefits, driving up costs for legitimate residents. In one instance in California, an illegal entrant used multiple Social Security numbers to collect unemployment benefits totaling over $150,000 before detection. Similar cases of Medicaid fraud, housing assistance abuse, and illicit student aid claims are now routine in jurisdictions with weak immigration enforcement. These crimes directly harm taxpayers, burden public agencies, and erode trust in government programs designed to help citizens and lawful residents.
