No good deed goes unpunished. The citizens of the United States of America are, by nature, a kind and tolerant people. For the last 75 years, Americans have been tolerant of the presence of illegal aliens. However, in 2026 the hard-working taxpayers and legal American citizens are being punished and paying a high price for the lawlessness we have allowed to take over our country.
After “natural causes,” which are health related causes, illegal drugs cartels are the leading cause of death in the United States. Some 80,000 people are dying each year from illegal drugs. Thankfully this is down from over 120,000 before President Trump closed the border, started deporting drug cartel members, and started blowing up drug boats. In the 14 years of war, America lost 58,000 people killed in Vietnam. I remember the protests against the Vietnam War, but where are the protests over 10s of thousands of drug-related deaths each year? The recreational use of drugs is the major problem. These people are looking for something missing in their lives. That is a cultural problem and as many of the 10 step programs know, God and Jesus Christ are the best solution.
Continuing to destroy the purveyors of these drugs is helpful, but the ultimate solution is eliminating the market for recreational drugs. However, once again human nature steps in because too many people are willing to experiment, and too many people are looking for instant gratification, so the drug market is not going to die.
Before I get into the next two issues, we must understand that the United States of America has a 20 million illegal alien problem. Although undocumented aliens is technically true, they are not illegal immigrants, they are not undocumented immigrants, they are illegal aliens. Immigrants come to America legally and wish to assimilate into American culture and become “Americans.” Anyone who is in America without legal documentation is illegal, which makes them criminals, and they should be deported with minimal processing.