There Is No Defense For What They Do
In a world where we have been duped into believing that everyone’s individual truth must be accepted and embraced, even at the expense of facts and reality, I suppose the statement “there is no defense for what they do,” could apply to many people, entities, and organizations. But as the virtue-signaling globalist Left in the United States continues to turn a blind eye to the lethal dangers streaming by the tens of thousands over our open borders each month, it’s time to over-state the blatantly obvious. There is no defense, no rationale, no excuse for the US federal government–as well as the many state, county, and local governments–to do absolutely nothing to thwart and, in fact, facilitate, in many cases, the entry into our Republic of criminal gangs from Venezuela, El Salvador, and Mexico. With every passing day, they embed themselves into our country like roaches in a tenement building. This is not about extending a benevolent hand to Third World downtrodden in an effort to help them live better. This is about well-financed and organized criminal gangs–aided by foe governments to the United States–strategically rooting themselves in our country to occupy and profiteer from their chosen trades: Drug and human trafficking through the use of obscene and horrific uses of violence. As reported in The New York Post: “The vicious Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has expanded its territory to at least 16 US states–an area that includes half of America’s population... “Homeland Security officials last week were warned in an internal department intelligence memo about TdA’s growing presence across the country, most recently in Washington, DC, Virginia, Montana and Wyoming. “The gang already has footholds in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Wisconsin, according to the memo... “The gang has only increased its violent tendencies’ as it spreads, the memo added.” In late August 2024, shocking videos surfaced of gun-wielding Tren de Aragua members storming an apartment building in Aurora, Colorado. This incident was part of a series of events leading local authorities to acknowledge the presence of the gang in the community. Incredulously–and assumably because it was during the heat of the 2024 General Election cycle, local authorities downplayed claims of the gang having “taken over” the city. In June 2024, a 19-year-old member of Tren de Aragua was charged with shooting two New York City police officers in Queens. This incident was cited as part of a broader pattern of criminal activities by the gang, with the suspect showing no remorse about the shootings, stating it was “common practice” to open fire on police in Venezuela. Tren de Aragua is heavily engaged in the following: * Human trafficking, particularly women and girls for the sex trade and debt bondage * Kidnappings for ransom * Extortion of “protection fees” * Drug trafficking, including cocaine, MDMA, and "pink cocaine," a mix involving ketamine * Arms trafficking * Theft and robbery, including retail theft, street robberies, and home invasions. * Money laundering * Prostitution, particularly in migrant shelters or areas with high migrant populations * Violent crimes, including murder, assault, and intimidation to maintain control or expand their influence, including high-profile incidents like shootings of law enforcement and civilians. And like Tren de Aragua, the El Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) is entrenched in the United States with a significant presence in California (particularly in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and the Central Valley), New York (notably active on Long Island and New York City), Virginia, Maryland, Texas (in Houston and Dallas), Massachusetts, Nevada, Washington, DC, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, and Florida (particularly in Miami). Their presence has also been felt in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. In September 2016, two teenage girls, Nisa Mickens, 15, and Kayla Cuevas,16—both civilians—were viciously attacked and killed in Brentwood, New York. They were beaten, hacked, and stabbed to death by members of MS-13. One of the victims was stabbed over 50 times, and both were mutilated in an act meant to terrorize the community and establish MS-13's dominance. The attack was in retaliation for perceived slights against the gang. These are just two of the more than 33,000 organized criminal gangs—including street gangs, motorcycle gangs, and prison gangs—currently operating in the United States. Of those 33,000, thousands of the most vicious groups, with splinter groups numbering in additional thousands, come from Mexico, Central America, and South America. Currently, the top five most violent street gangs in the United States based on notoriety, reported violence, and law enforcement focus, are: * Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) * Barrio Azteca * 18th Street Gang * Mexican Mafia (La Eme) * Bloods & Crips Left unaddressed, this list will soon include Tren de Aragua. It is prudent to note that some commonalities exist between the most notorious gangs operating in the United States. They all engage in drug trafficking, human trafficking, prostitution, and extortion. Of particular note are the crimes of drug trafficking and human trafficking. The most lethal drugs that organized criminal gangs trade in within the United States include Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Synthetic Opioids. Fentanyl has a potency of 50 to 100 times that of morphine. Even small doses can be lethal. A significant amount of fentanyl, both in its pure form and mixed with other drugs, comes from across the southern US border. Mexican drug cartels, particularly the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels, have been major players in producing and smuggling fentanyl. Recent seizures indicate that millions of lethal doses are intercepted each year, with estimates suggesting that in 2024, Mexican authorities seized quantities sufficient for hundreds of millions of lethal doses. There have been approximately 275,473 fentanyl-related deaths from 2020 to 2023. Methamphetamine or Meth, while not as immediately lethal as fentanyl, can lead to severe health issues, including heart failure, stroke, and addiction-related deaths. Much of the methamphetamine in the US comes from Mexico, where cartels have industrialized meth production. In 2024, significant quantities were reported to have been seized at or near the southern US border, with law enforcement in various states like California and Tennessee linking large shipments directly to Mexican cartels. Then we have the big “H”: Heroin. Heroin is a highly addictive opioid that can lead to overdose deaths, especially when mixed with fentanyl. While the bulk of heroin production occurs in Mexico, it also comes from Colombia. Mexican cartels control much of the heroin trade into the US, with significant quantities smuggled across the southern border. Cocaine can cause sudden death from heart attack or stroke, and its use is associated with violent behavior and addiction. Although cocaine primarily originates from South America, particularly Colombia, Mexican cartels have become central in its transportation into the US. They often control the smuggling routes across the southern border. And last but certainly not least, we have synthetic opioids, excluding Fentanyl. Drugs like carfentanil are even more potent than fentanyl, posing a high risk of overdose. These drugs can also be produced in clandestine labs within the US, but the precursor chemicals often come from or through Mexico, with China being a significant supplier of these chemicals. That brings us to the modern-day societal cancer that the most egregious of virtue signalers consistently turn a blind eye to in the US: human trafficking. Many victims trafficked across the US border are exploited for both labor and sex. A significant number of these victims are children, with the risk heightened for those in migrant or asylum-seeking situations at the border. Traffickers often use deception, force, fraud, or coercion. The US Department of State's 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report notes that globally, an estimated 27 million people are exploited for labor, services, and commercial sex. Some statistics reveal that between 15,000 to 50,000 people are trafficked each year in the United States, with approximately 25% being children and over 70% female. It is important to understand that human trafficking is a hidden crime, and statistics often only represent reported cases. The actual numbers might be much higher due to underreporting or fear. Now, aside from the totality of the impact that gang crime has on our nation, we need to consider a few realities to put this danger into perspective. In comparison, the total number of fentanyl-related deaths in the United States from just 2020 to 2023—275,473—is over four times the number of US soldiers that died in the Vietnam War (58,220), and almost two-thirds of those who died in World War II (405,399). In addition to the drug-related deaths, available data from the National Youth Gang Survey Analysis by the National Gang Center revealed that gang-related homicides averaged nearly 2,000 annually. Couple that with the 15,000 to 50,000 people that are trafficked each year and the lives destroyed by the existence of gangs in the United States total over ten times the number of US soldiers killed during the war in Afghanistan. Yet, we still have elected officials—at every level—indignantly virtue-signaling their ignorance by failing to identify this scourge as a full-on attack by foreign paramilitary entities on the American people on American soil. In 2020, US Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said, “We need to stop treating migrants and asylum-seekers like criminals.” US Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) said, “We need to stop the militarizatio
