Before Congress, I proudly worked with federal and state law enforcement to prosecute illegal immigrant criminals and dismantle transnational criminal networks here in our country. That experience provided me a unique, even harrowing, view of the illegal immigration problem in the United States. The harms are more deep and diverse than most realize, and when immigration laws are not enforced, Americans pay a steep price. 

The Biden-Harris administration’s open-border policies did not just create chaos at the southern border; they fueled an invasion that reached every American. It made our neighborhoods less safe, pushed public resources to a breaking point, and drove up the cost of living for hardworking Americans.