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Mexican Cartel Violence Beyond the Border: A Former Border Patrol Agent Explains | The Brief

Mexican Cartel violence, illegal immigration, ICE, and national security—all connected. Ammon Blair (Texas Public Policy Foundation, former Border Patrol) lays out how cartel smuggling networks exploit loopholes, generate “ghost” identities, and create forced allegiance through debt, coercion, and corruption. What happens when Interpol hits after release? Why do sanctuary policies matter? And why does Blair argue the most “humane” approach starts with local-federal cooperation? 01:13 — Where the border stood when Trump took office 02:17 — “Asylum is discretionary” + expedited removal logic 03:08 — ICE funding surge + why targeting data is messy 04:15 — Cartels selling fake IDs/addresses: “human cargo” as a product 05:26 — Why bad intake data becomes a “needle in a haystack” later 06:18 — Are cartels finding workarounds now? 06:40 — “Indebted to the cartels” → forced allegiance across 50 states 08:19 — “How much manpower to move millions?” corruption supply chain 09:11 — “Inability to vet any foreign national” (what that means) 09:22 — Fake families + no rapid DNA tests 10:13 — “Ghosts”: fingerprints but no origin-country data sharing 11:00 — Terror watch list hits AFTER release → “hunting game” 11:58 — Yes/No: terror-watchlist individuals inside the U.S. 12:17 — Response to anti-ICE protests + disruption manuals 13:43 — Sanctuary cities & local cooperation with ICE 14:09 — “Florida is the model” + bottom-up enforcement 16:00 — “Average illegal immigrant” question (dishwasher/Home Depot) 17:08 — Why enforcement = sovereignty + mapping cartel networks 18:49 — Closing: legal vs illegal immigration distinction Donate to PragerU: https://l.prageru.com/4jiAT85 Follow PragerU: Instagram ➡️ (  / prageru  ) X ➡️ (  / prageru  ) Facebook ➡️ (  / prageru  ) Follow Shabbos: Instagram ➡️ (  / shabboskest  ) X ➡️ (  / shabbosk  )