Every nation on earth has borders. Every serious country enforces them, and every functioning society depends on respect for the men and women tasked with upholding its laws.

Yet in today’s America, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are treated as villains for doing precisely what Congress and the American people have empowered them to do. They wear the badge. They follow court orders. They enforce federal law. And for that, they are harassed, demonized, and in some cities even hunted.

This is madness. There is no serious disagreement in this country about legal immigration. Americans are among the most welcoming people on earth. We believe in opportunity. We believe in merit. We believe in lawful pathways for those who want to build a better life here. Immigrants have built this nation and continue to strengthen it.

What should be equally clear is that illegal immigration is not a virtue. It is a violation of the law. And no society can survive if its laws are optional.

You cannot have........

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