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In an unbelievable story, we learned over the weekend that four Americans were kidnapped after crossing the border into Mexico.
The threat from Mexican cartels is a growing problem, especially around our porous southern border.
The incident occurred in the northern Mexico border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas. This area is notoriously dangerous due to the “warring factions of the Gulf drug cartel.”
In a statement, the FBI said that on Friday, “four Americans crossed into Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico driving a white minivan with North Carolina license plates.
“Shortly after crossing into Mexico, unidentified gunmen fired upon the passengers in the vehicle. All four Americans were placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene by armed men.”
The sad fact of the matter is that our lax border policies have allowed these drug cartels to grow, gaining both power and wealth.
Senator Tom Cotton, the Republican from Arkansas, issued a statement excoriating President Biden after learning of the kidnapping.
He said, “The cartels couldn’t ask for a better partner in crime than Joe Biden—his weakness allows them to operate unchecked. President Biden needs to secure the border and declare war against the cartels to protect Americans from drugs and this bold-faced violence.”
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., knows what his state faces every day due to Biden’s open border policies. He said the cartels have been “running wild” since Biden took office in January 2021.
“On his first day in office, Joe Biden threw open America’s southern border,” he said. “What immediately followed was open season on frontline border patrol officers and open access to deadly fentanyl and human trafficking. Biden has also completely failed to strategically engage Mexico and target the cartels that have run wild since he entered the White House.”
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., an outspoken critic of the president, said,”Mexico has become a captive narco state with compromised leaders, but even corrupt Mexican officials don’t enrich the cartels as much as President Biden does. We will continue to see the cartels and thugs emboldened as Biden projects weakness.”
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., had some strong words on the topic of our current border policies.
He said, “Dictators, cartels, and bad guys around the world know that Biden is a weak appeaser with open border policies, and they’re absolutely taking advantage. His botched border policies prioritize criminals and cartels over legal immigration and Americans’ safety. Instead of sending the DOJ to harass parents at school board meetings and do his political bidding, Biden should direct those resources to end America’s deadly fentanyl crisis and decimating the cartels that caused it.”
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said, “President Biden encouraged mass illegal immigration into America and now every single state is dealing with the burden. We cannot allow it to continue.”
Senator Rubio discussed the legislation he recently introduced that calls for criminal charges for anyone who pays cartels, smugglers, and coyotes.
The senator said that Congress needs to take the reigns and do what they can through legislation to overcome the Biden administration’s incentives to foreigners to illegally cross our borders.
Two of the kidnapped Americans have been found dead and two others were discovered alive according to Mexican authorities with whom the FBI was working since the abduction.
