'Stunning That You Could Sit There And Smugly Grin': Higgins Explodes At Mayorkas Over The Border
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2023
- At a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) questioned Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas on President Biden's budget.
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Throw him in jail
Do it don't just talk about it
No jail. Dungeon.
@@terry_willis Nope....a mob with pitchforks, televised.
With hard labor!
Along with Trump!
@patricia- exactly. Always questioning these criminals, yet not holding them accountable!!
When are they gonna impeach him since he won’t resign
I was thinking about that, and sadly, impeachment takes time, and all of the other hearings that members of Congress are holding,
all of the other work, would have to be put on hold, for the impeachment hearing, and then I guess, a trial.
I think they would rather force him to resign.
The bad things is, WHO will they replace him with?
Another Biden lackey, who will do the same?
Until Trump gets back in office...we are screwed.
They're not. They don't have the numbers, so he grins cause he knows he's untouchable.
He should be arrested
@@usleadershipareliars well he thinks he's untouchable
Fire this jerk !!
Absolute respect for Clay Higgins.
💯🙏🇺🇸
He's smugly grinning because he's accomplishing his goals, and he's extremely proud of himself.
He should go to prison
His boss too
Yes.
Hey there cerum. Do u have a theory about what his goals are and why.....????
@@joebaird2570
I have no theory.
I have what he said himself.
He wants to let every person who can reach the border to enter the US.
The more the better.
Does that answer you leading question?
@@joebaird2570Do you have a theory? Having worked with and got to know quite a few ppl who have come to the US under questionable circumstances, I have def a soft spot. That being said, I've never seen a time when the border was absolutely wide open, and don't see it as a good thing either. Your comment suggests that he's just spouting some "conspiracy theory" It's not really a conspiracy or esoteric knowledge when every damn border officer, or ICE expert or manager is saying that there's a flood of people coming here, instead of a trickle.
Can’t believe he blamed Mayorkas more than Biden because “you have your whole mind about you.” Finally somebody had the courage to say what everyone knows.
Biden is MIA in the brain
It's all show ! they're all the same bunch , you saw what happened to Europe's invasion ? same bunch
@@christinadaly7743
Finally someone with a brain that gets it… it’s Nothing but a dog and pony show. Only a fool thinks there is a real difference between Republicans and Democrats
@@christinadaly7743 The emperor has no clothes.
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
It’s about time people said what so many of us feel about thi Biden and Mayorkus!
I would have zero problem with using a rope or even a guillotine,.
When will everyone admit that this illegal immigration was planned and is being blessed by communist democrats. They DO NOT it stopped.
And 100 % of his cabinet.
do not want it stopped
His term is not over! Wait till it up, & wonder what’s going to be left. Why do they protect him? I’ll tell you, He was installed for a bigger reason. It’s call the American dream, because you have to be asleep to believe it!
Love this man. Speaks from the heart every time. No one does that anymore in those seats. Mayorkas has got to go.
Is there anyway we as American citizens get rid of Mayorkas , have him impeached , get rid of him to save our country..
Love when he says "Inaugurated President" because he's really saying NON-ELECTED! TRUTH!
INSTALLED
You have no proof. Keep crying about the last election and GOP will lose the next one, too. the orange criminal clown lost, accept it. He lost because he is a loser and he is dragging the entire GOP down with him
Go away cheater. I've seen what the do. I watched the election as well as AZ. These will be investigated.
@@jefferyisenblatter1404 The lie that Biden got 81 million votes?
You nailed it.
“You and your inaugurated president, but mostly you sir because you have your WHOLE MIND ABOUT YOU!”😂😂😂 I love this man!
Slammed both of them in one sentence.
CLASSIC
@@jcalpha2717 B.A.S.E.D. 😂
That absolutely sent me lollll
That was the best part of the whole video. We need many more like him inside the D.C. beltway. Hopefully one day he will aspire to a higher office.
TRUTH!!!!!
Southwest Louisiana is so proud to be represented by the honorable Mr Higgins.
I remember his video on capturing those 6 thugs. "I ain't hard to find"....made me wanna go workout afterwards. This guy is a boss.
Mr Clay Higgins is what I call a true American patriot.
His accent/dialect makes me think I'm listening to our politicians from a few eras ago. He is just missing the top hat.
Love his message in this video.
In a pig's eye! Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
I like his accent! Duhhh. I also have no thoughts of my own…duhhh
@@JAARON0521
Name one thing he's wrong about? Oh wait you don't have an original thought in your empty head. Hey, it's probably time for your booster shot.
Higgins's plain speak is better than great, this administration is totally incompetent at their jobs.
I cried today watching our borders scared thinking that we are being invaded, never in my life on earth felt threatened till this Administration, enough is enough! My family work so hard and yet we coins at the cashier, and the worse of all is our beloved country was sold to our worse enemies by one corrupt family residing at the WH right now who lost respect and love for our country, our country is priceless and yet this family put a price tag on it for their own benefit. God bless America🇺🇸
Is this the sheriff Higgins from the videos? Outstanding! I had no idea that he was in office. This makes me unbelievably happy.
I love how Higgins speaks slow monotone, unhindered by emotion and speaking F A C TS.
people that talk like that seems to just deliver so much harder when they know what they are talking about.
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
Love his voice
The border has never been secure, this is political theater, nothing else.
I’m glad I clicked on this video. Higgins was awesome.
How can someone do so much irreparable damage to a nation and simply go unpunished ?
The same way Epstein got away with his crimes…they are members of a tiny ethnic cabal that control America from the top down…
Because the inmates are running the asylum.
Because he's a Democrat. Simples.
@@abundantlyclear and he hasn't damaged cuba all that much...... his homeland.
Who? The guy that thinks the election was stolen from him?
Ya know fox news lied to you, right?
One of the greatest speeches in American political history
Should be remembered long after...
Beautiful. Higgins and men/women like him let me know there’s still some level of hope that we can still save this country. I just hope it’s not too little, too late…
If anyone of us did the job like this man has, we damn sure wouldn't have one. Only in gov can you be so incompetent and still hold such a high position.
Mayorkas isn't incompetent at all! He's a good CCP General, under his CCP Commander Zhou Bidung!
And then, after completely failing, get promoted to an even higher, more lucrative position. Wouldn't be surprised if we see this guy as a presidential candidate once his mind starts to scramble.
The Secretary has done exactly what he's been told to do.
Absolutely.
Or have the nerve to be promoted or reassigned to another position. Sad when incompetence outweighs actual experience.
Rep. Clay Higgins is a true American patriot who has done nothing but serve this country with Valor for decades. He should be someone who holds a higher office for his tenacity when it comes to serving and protecting this country. Major props to him and the Americans that voted him into office
Besides all that you said, he's also a God love guy, and a family man. Minhoca( worm) is totally the opposite of that! Sick, I feel sick watching this!
President Higgins? OH YEA! He would be a firebrand and a great president.
PoisonShot20,
Congressman Higgins was not allowed in the DC gulag because he carried a Bible . I think that should be considered freedom of speech .
Ditto Brother. Well said. We need more like Rep. Clay Higgins in Congress.
Put 5 stars on this man.
Thank you Mr. Higgins for everything you do. Please don’t give up on us. We need you on the other hand. Somebody needs to do some thing things need to be done to these people.
He should be charged for neglecting your job
We are very blessed to have Mr. Clay Higgins fighting for us in Louisiana
The speaker of the house has the power to have the Sgt of arms of the house to make an arrest, the fact it hasn't happened speaks louder than any BS we're hearing from our representatives.
He should be arrested then as AN ACCOMPLICE.
That’s because they all work for Biden!
He’s a RINO, a Democrat in Drag. Just acting (piss poor IMO) in the beginning, but will ease into his real self little by little. This is an example. RINO McCarthy can remove the smug little castrato, but he isn’t.
If Mccarthy has him arrested who chooses replacement? The same people who assigned this Ahole? I wish I knew these things. I'm clueless ugh🙄😠
@@lizpadilla5770 Crack a book liz, become part of the solution.
He’s smiling smugly, Mr. Higgins, because he knows this is all for show. Nothing just will happen to him.
Thank you Mr. Higgins for fighting for our Nation and our Constitution!
Much Respect for you sir!
Higgins is awesome. A real and true American patriot.
Kent Snider
Seriously, being angry at the efficiency with which Democrats are dismantling America is not a sign of courage or commitment to the Constitution.It's a campaign strategy to get re elected so they can continue to pretend to oppose their assault.
The DNC has been busy eating the elephant (as in the answer to the question "How do you eat an elephant?") for generations.
Higgins. Tru dikhead
Yes he is.
Everything that he was saying is the truth. This current administration is killing America and her people.
There sure isn't many like him. I wish they all were more like him.
If I was on that committee I would tell Mayorkas “Wipe that smirk off your face.”
If I was on this committee I would tell the congress that it our job to make immigration law and I would tell my fellow members to stop blaming others for our failures to do so!!
I would knock it off his face with pride.
@@sickofallthecryingbabies No democrat would listen to you on that. The senate wouldn't pass your laws. And Biden would veto it. not to mention laws already exist. It's smirking mayorkas who refuses to enforce them. So yes, he needs that smirk wiped off his face
That ugly smirk is his face. My theory - he went to a plastic surgeon with Picasso paintings in the waiting room. Much like the southern border, Mayorkas refused to put 2 and 2 together.
Needs it smacked off
I ❤ Clay - we need 20 of him. You can feel his anger that we all share.
We do The Terrific Twenty led by Matt Gaetz.
Yesh pleaje. A.G. is next!!!
Everytime a republican speaks someone says we need more like him, every topic..we need more to take action vs telling us the wrong doings..
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
Yes..we share his anger..but it’s so frustrating nobody acts on this incompetence
We need more people like Higgins and Marjorie Taylor to bring these lies to the forefront.
Mr Higgins said exactly what we feel ty
I see two troubling realities here...(1) This guy is doing what he was told to do; and (2) He can sit there all day, every day, and outlast the accusations and condemnations, because he knows that nothing will happen as a result of it.
Yes I see this too it's disturbing. Wonder how much he's getting paid to do what he doin
Here's the question: WHO, is paying him? And guiding him? It is obvious he has motive or intention for... Something... Just don't know what the ultimate goal is in doing this.
@@zac2877 Read the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, then find out the ethnic make-up of Bidens cabinet. That should give you your answer.
Him and the Bidens are raking it in.
@@zac2877, "disturbing", what is "disturbing"? ( 1) A 'person of color', a bit of Biden's inclusivity, and an endless attack - on an employee - when you can not get to the boss who placed him there. "Disturbing"? (2) That men/women with power verbally bully, humiliate and degrade an employee who surely knows that his future will consist of significantly worse treatment if he should fail to "take it" and, instead, demeans the party and/or the president. "Disturbing"?, (3) That the 'public whippers' and those watching the "public whippers" whip the "whipping boy" for doing as his "Master" commands are blind to THEIR behavior? Do "We The People" really condone this kind of behavior by our Representatives?
LA Rep. Higgins nailed it.
Higgins is always spot on. He aint playing their games.
He Did! Now what? What actual cost are Democrats going to pay because Higgins got mad?
@@kentsnider3644 Kent, as long as Democrats keep getting elected and therefore keep appointing these Left-Wing Activists, this will continue.
Now answer me this: Are Democrats being elected without cheating?
@@wnchstrman You are correct, A Guy. Also Senator John Kennedy from Louisiana is like that. Louisiana is well represented.
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
Oh my gosh!!! That deserves a standing ovation!
Impeach that S.O.B.
That was OUTSTANDING! Thank you Clay Higgins for your patriotism. 🇺🇸
Is stupidity, deceit, xenophobia, and scapegoating still patriotic to MAGA-morons? Trump really did dumb y’all down worse than the Tea Party et al., wow.
Clay Hagans is good he lays it all in the line, and he make damn sure people pay attention to him
That was incoherent lunacy😂
it was great to listen to but I didnt hear any votes being done on charging him
@@tatriceshipp9139 only if you lack an understanding of current events or the English language/
"I have no interest in asking this liar any questions." Perfect.
Liked that too.
Hi brother
If u don't mind can u give me the timestamp please. I must have not been focusing n missed it when it was said
Thanks in advance
@Rick Jones
I loved it too! I think you quoted it better than I did but the message was there. And mayorkas was trying to respond but he was cut off. That was also something I really liked! Mayorkas needs to be removed. That smirk of his looks demonic.
Agree, his answers are just too damned infuriating.
Well said, Mr. Higgins. America may never recover from what these people have done to it in just 2 years
That is truly the most passionate scorn that can be brought upon a witness.
This man has the heart and soul of a true American! God bless that man!
Darn right he broke his oath to this country!!! 🇺🇲
Yes he broke his oath to this country but he is doing exactly what his boss wants.
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
@@peskypeet Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
Demcratic party broke their oath
He alone is responsible for his actions. He did not have to accept the position. His incompetency to do the job is willfully with intent.
Awesome, Mr. Higgins. I respect your restraint in the current situation. 👍🏻
Blessings over Rep Higgins 🙏
Blessings over the children and young girls crossing the southern border 🙏
Impeach and arrest Mayorkas 🤬
SAVE OUR NATION 🇺🇸
At what point do you take the sledgehammer away from a person who is tearing down your house? They show up every morning, and work till evening and each day there is another part of your house gone. This guy is grinning because he has succeeded in what he set out to do.
Democrats voted for it
Baphomet Bingo Baby! 👶
No he’s laughing at that embarrassing, grandstanding moronic-sounding Republican.
Somebody needs to Fire that ass!
Why Are there not Sheriff's waiting with handcuffs for these traitorous sickos 😡😡😡
They grill him, yell at him, but don't punish him. Hold him accountable!!!!
Because it's all a dog and pony show for you dumb conservatives. But keep sending them your money...
wms information more than 15,000 ILLEGALS COMING SOON added Biden's administration will allow RETURN ILLEGALS DEPORTED BACK USA 🇺🇸
It's just all grandstanding
They can’t. He didn’t do anything, and they dumbed well know it.
We need to get him out of this position NOW!!!!
Truthfully said
Stop wasting time. Fire his sorry*****
Call me crazy but I honestly feel like he will along with the rest of the swamp is and will be dealt with…it just has to happen this way for sleepers to wake up and see what’s been going on
Welcome to politics, you can elect/assign the most incompetent people and you need jump through so many hoops to get rid of them.
In contrast with corporations; incompetence/malice is dealt with swiftly.
What an astounding dressing down by the Rep. Higgins! My hats off to you sir. This is the first time I've hit the "like" button in quite a while.
All talk
@@franknoto3988 Exactly
I have never heard Rep Clay Higgins speak before. That was excellent.
Going after the crooks…Great job Mr. Higgins 🇺🇸
Being Nice Is Getting Us nowhere It's time for REAL ACTION AGAINST THESE TRAITORS
IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
Prosecute, prosecute, prosecute. Incarcerate, incarcerate, incarcerate.
very well said Mr. Clay Higgins........directed at you, mayorkas and your president.
i appreciate what Mr. Higgins is saying. but cmon, what the hell is wrong.? if he is in violation of 5 laws why aint he in jail???? what is the hold up?
Same reason B!den isnt
Gutlessness of prosecutors unwilling to bring criminal charges against them.
Biden & Mayorkas are doing exactly as they are told.
I will enlighten you- this is Nothing but a dog and pony show, to entertain childish, unserious, foolish and uninformed Americans… it’s a Reality Show to entertain stupid Americans
I would say because the democRats are the majority in the senate. There’s a process. Biggest problem I see is there wouldn’t be enough votes.
Representative Higgins saying the things any patriot wishes they had the opportunity to say themselves.
Yep did his job...he is our voice.
Now action must follow.
Talk is cheap.
That said Mr. Higgins seems like the type to step into the ring. We will see.
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
DEPORT TRAITOR ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS BACK COMMUNIST CUBA NOW
"Mr. Chairman, I have _no_ interest in asking this secretary any questions -- He obfuscates, and lies... I yield."
Holy moly. Burnt the man to a *crisp.*
Congressman Clay Higgins of Louisiana 👍
STRONG WORDS POWERFUL WORDS 3:56 ❗
Put him in prison for life now!
Time to put him in prison. He's a lawbreaker and should be forcefully removed NOW!!!
He is also treasonous, which calls for his execution.
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
This man give me hope this country may rebound. The best thing I have heard on the internet in over 2 years
Most Americans feel the same way. The problem is that the few Marxists have criminalized free speech (only those with power can speak) and use it to attack those that try to remove them from power.
None of these traders who are destroying this country are being held accountable, not one of them arrested , tried and hung as the destroyers of this country.WHY?
About time this vile man was held to account and it needs to continue. Very well spoken.
Well done Mr. Higgins!!!
Thank you, Mr Higgins. Complete respect.
He needs to resign!
@@sherylmckinney4168 Resign???????? He needs the electronic 💺 chair. 😡
AGREED!!!!!!!
@@sherylmckinney4168 I'll push the bottom, while I drink a beer 🍺 🥳
@@kidstuff1633 And I would bet it won't be a Bud Light !
He grins because their are absolutely no consequences
His medication must be kicking in, that's why the grin
It's an AI IN YOUR FACE FACE 😈 ROBOT
What a profound statement! ...That unfortunately, is completely true 😢
Clay Higgins is probably one of the best we have in politics. Dude gets to it.
He can sit there and smugly grin because he knows that nothing will be done besides getting chewed out
Must be a masochist, and enjoys being whipped - because he knows he's BAD! Another disgusting Biden hire!
I'll bet Mayorkas was partly chosen for this job because for the most part he stays calm and filibusters till the clock runs out. The people who tell him exactly what to do knew there would be a big butt chewing to come so they factored that into the qualifications.
we all know things will change if these people actually had the courage to have these traitors arrested on tv. Bet they start remembering recent history they seemed to have forgotten very quickly. These hearings are garbage and seem to be yet again , stall tactics.
@@peskypeet the whole administration was chosen 🤔
We need a hundred more like Clay Higgins !!
OH...NO...!!!! 100,000 MORE LIKE HIM....!!!
Why would we want more like Clay Higgins? That would get things done!!
We need more Politicians to step up like this!
Good for him to boldly speak up the truth
Man, why are there not more politicians like him?!?! I got chills watching Rep. Clay Higgins give one of the best and most passionate speeches I have ever heard from a congressman. God bless you, sir, and God bless America.
Yeah politicians take speech class to get the desired effect however nothing he said actually has substance and not sure how many times Republicans going to claim they have evidence of something yet the evidence never appears it's a dog whistle for years now and when courts get involved these same people aren't vocal wonder why?
@@dennisdean7433 I live in Louisiana and Kennedy voted against burn pit legislation for veterans and high fives other Republicans when they blocked the bill his true colors were shown that day when I asked him about it called me a liar and that what my own two eyes seen was false ,sorry funny or not he plays a fool and has done nothing for his constituents other than as a mouth piece on FOX you know the station that airs false narratives for profit in guise of news
HereHere🎉
I’m thankful to God for Representative Clay Higgins and Senator John Kennedy., both represent my state,
Louisiana.
@@lovestodesign yeah with the state dead last in every category including educated people not surprised, they make good sound bytes but since have done nothing with any meaningful legislation to help Louisiana it's not their representation you like it's their combative attitude towards things you've been brainwashed to fear sure they can blame Democrats till the cows come home but when are they actually going to do something about the inflation it's great that there are multiple investigations into Biden but even they will admit and have on FOX that to this day and after 5 years of doing investigations into Biden family that still have nothing but circumstantial evidence at best that he has actually committed a crime how about doing something to help the voters and solve issues they love to say exist or maybe that is just crazy thinking for a tax payer
Higgins slow drawl is so amazing when he is passionately emphasizing points. Good man.
At what point will Mayorkus be punished??????
Anybody catch that Freudian slip at 4:03 I believe Hit ler. Mayorkas is Jewish on both sides. Look up Barbara Spectre on UA-cam. Same exact thing here we see.
Get that liar out of office
You go, Mr Higgins!
Higgins is awesome! If they were all like him this country would be great!!!
I agree, but remember, the Dems do not want a great country. They, like Mayorkas, are despicable.
Cheryl
Fact: Only 0.02 percent of immigrants stopped by border guards have had Fentanyl drugs on them. 86.3 % of drug traffickers are caught at airports, and are American white citizens.
IMPEACH THIS MAN!! Throw him in Prison!!
I'd like to see Mr Higgins on more committees
Wow, Higgins is great. This how politicians should be 💪🇺🇸🤙
Our hearts are bursting with joy when someone with courage actually tells the truth and confronts the treasonous, arrogant criminals associated with this administration!
This administration and their criminal behavior has been going on for almost 3 years now.... NOT one impeachment!
Comment of the day
God bless Mr Clay Higgins , and allow no harm to him , in Jesus name ! AMEN
Hilarious. You folks are truly hilarious.😂
Give this man a raise
Team Higgins!!! 🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🗽
IF HE DIDN'T DO HIS JOB! TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM! STOP GOING ON FOR DAYS AND WEEKS! WHAT A DISGRACE THIS COURT IS!
Wipe his impudent smile from his face by going after him aggressively.
Mr. Higgins made his point concise and honest. I want to see follow-through with his impeachment, jailtime would be a welcomed bonus.
Thank you Lord for Rep Clay Higgins. We in La. Are proud of you and stand with you!
That smug face and offensive grin Mayorkas displays 24/7 alone is utterly offensive
Mayorkas is doing a very good job..... unfortunately he is not working for the States.
Love Mr. Higgins!!! You can see his passion for this country every time he speaks!
From Québec City Canada....WE are in need of STRONG and TRUE LEADERS LIKE MISTER HIGGINS
Thank you Rep. Clay Higgins! 💗💗☮☮💗💗✝✝💗💗
Total truth. I love he didn’t waste his time asking him a question he knew Myorkas wouldn’t answer or lie about. He told the truth. Respect 👏
It's about time that someone had the guts to stand up to that idiot and get in his face with the truth of his actions. And best of all, not giving him any opportunity to talk his way out of it. Now, they all should get together and help him pack his bags and hold the door wide open for him!
Higgins is incorrect and has the facts wrong. Obviously neither Higgins nor Green fact checked! Yes, the Sinaloa Cartel is largely responsible for the manufacturing and importing of fentanyl for distribution in the United States. And yes China remains the primary source of the precursor chemicals, which are then processed and manufactured into synthetic opioids by Mexican drug cartels to bring into the United States.
HOWEVER, a more accurate summary is that fentanyl is overwhelmingly SMUGGLED by U.S. citizens almost entirely for U.S. citizen consumers. In 2021, U.S. CITIZENS accounted for 86.3 percent of fentanyl trafficking convictions compared to just 8.9 percent for illegal immigrants.
The reality is that people with U.S. citizenship or residence traffic the vast majority of fentanyl, not illegal border crossers specifically or illegal immigrants generally.
Many U.S. politicians claim that immigrants crossing the border illegally are responsible, an NPR‐Ipsos poll found that 39 percent of Americans and 60 percent of Republicans believe, “Most of the fentanyl entering the U.S. is smuggled in by unauthorized migrants crossing the border illegally.”
Here are facts:
Fentanyl smuggling is ultimately funded by U.S. consumers who pay for illicit opioids: nearly 99 percent of whom are U.S. citizens.
In 2021, U.S. citizens were 86.3 percent of convicted fentanyl drug traffickers-ten times greater than convictions of illegal immigrants for the same offense.
Over 90 percent of fentanyl seizures occur at legal crossing points or interior vehicle checkpoints, not on illegal migration routes, so U.S. citizens (who are subject to less scrutiny) when crossing legally are the best smugglers.
The location of smuggling makes sense because hard drugs at ports of entry are about 97 percent less likely to be stopped than are people crossing illegally between them.
Just 0.02 percent of the people arrested by Border Patrol for crossing illegally possessed any fentanyl whatsoever.
Instead of attacking immigrants, policymakers should focus on effective solutions that help people at risk of a fentanyl overdose.
Fentanyl is primarily trafficked by U.S. citizens. The U.S. Sentencing Commission publishes data on all federal convictions, which includes demographic information on individuals convicted of fentanyl trafficking. Figure 1 shows the citizenship status of fentanyl traffickers for 2018 to 2021. Every year, U.S. citizens receive the most convictions by far. In 2021, U.S. citizens accounted for 86.3 percent of fentanyl trafficking convictions compared to just 8.9 percent for illegal immigrants.
Note that since trafficking involves movement from Mexico to the United States, it is unclear.
The reality is that people with U.S. citizenship or residence traffic the vast majority of fentanyl, not illegal border crossers specifically or illegal immigrants generally.
Indeed, this appears to be the case even for the most high‐profile cases. Aaron Reichlin‐Melnick of the American Immigration Council analyzed every Customs and Border Protection press release mentioning fentanyl over a 6‑month period and found just 3 percent involved illegal immigrants. This means that the agency itself believes the most important smugglers are U.S. citizens.
That U.S. citizens account for most fentanyl trafficking convictions is not surprising given the location of fentanyl border seizures. Over 90 percent of fentanyl border seizures occur at legal border crossings and interior vehicle checkpoints (and 91 percent of drug seizures at checkpoints are from U.S. citizens-only 4 percent by “potentially removable” immigrants). In 2022, so far, Border Patrol agents who were not at vehicle checkpoints accounted for just 9 percent of the fentanyl seizures near the border (Figure 2). Since it is easier for U.S. citizens to cross legally than noncitizens, it makes sense for fentanyl producers to hire U.S. citizen smugglers.
The DEA reports that criminal organizations “exploit major highway routes for transportation, and the most common method employed involves smuggling illicit drugs through U.S. [ports of entry] in passenger vehicles with concealed compartments or commingled with legitimate goods on tractor‐trailers.” Several agencies including CBP, ICE, and DHS intelligence told Congress in May 2022 the same thing: hard drugs come through ports of entry.
He didn't get in his face, he yelled from across the table.
@@SNAP-2-IT I can guarantee the public will get in his face if they see him. These P.O.S's won't be able to walk the streets as some are finding out!
See you guys are proping this up so much but nothing changes, no one is ever held accountable.. Just more EMPTY words from both sides as words without actions means fck all
Thank you, Clay Higgins!!!!!!!!! That could not have been better said and may those words go down in history.
I don't understand how Mayorkas has not had a nervous breakdown by now.
Worms do not suffer mental or emotional breakdowns.
Absolutely love my representative, I’m gonna do my part and keep Mr Higgins in office, he has my vote every time!! God bless you Clay, keep their feet to the fire!
They don't show His Face !! Don't Give Him A WALK OF ,,HES COMMITTED CRIMES !! ARREST HIM !! MAKES ME FEEL YOURE NOT SINCERE ON THESE WORDS YOU SAY !! JUSTICE ! JUSTICE !
Facts
@SmithLinda- exactly!! It’s all rhetoric!!!
WELL SAID SIR!!
Two years…Why is he still allowed to continue ?! He’s a traitor
Mr Clay Higgins is quickly becoming my favorite!! He doesn't hold back!
He's very well spoken, with a lovely voice and cadence. I would hate to be on the opposite side of him, tho. That was brutal.