On Friday’s Finnerty, veteran reporter Rick Leventhal didn’t whisper — he called out the Biden-Harris open-borders experiment for what it is: a reckless abdication of duty that has cost American lives and security. Leventhal warned that the administration’s refusal to properly vet and control the border has real consequences for everyday families, and demanded immediate changes to protect citizens.
Conservatives across the country have been saying the same thing for years, and recent tragedies have only proven the point: failed policy leads to victims, and political leadership must be held accountable. When hard cases like the Laken Riley murder and other horrors surface, it’s not abstract—these are Americans dead or devastated while Washington pretends the crisis is just a talking point.
Leventhal’s call for stricter vetting mirrors bipartisan alarm about how evacuee and refugee processes were handled under the current administration, where questions about who was admitted and why still go unanswered. Members of Congress and security officials have repeatedly flagged botched vetting and the dangers of admitting people without rigorous checks, and the American public deserves answers — not excuses.
The reality is simple: open-border rhetoric and sanctuary policies incentivize lawlessness and tie the hands of law enforcement. Democrats in Washington would rather posture about compassion than secure the country, and the result is chaos at the border, overwhelmed communities, and higher risks to public safety across the nation. That political choice has consequences, and officials who make it should not be spared hard questions.
If we’re serious about preventing more tragedy, we must restore common-sense policies: mandatory, thorough vetting, end catch-and-release, rebuild detention capacity, enforce deportation orders, and prioritize the safety of American families over open-borders virtue signaling. Practical steps like increasing detention space and tightening refugee and parole screenings aren’t cruel — they’re responsible governance that protects the vulnerable and preserves social order.
Americans who work hard, obey the law, and love this country will not be satisfied with platitudes. They will hold accountable the politicians whose policies have created this mess, and they will vote for leaders who put national security and the rule of law first. Rick Leventhal’s blunt warning should be a rallying cry for patriots everywhere: secure the border, restore vetting, and put the safety of the American people ahead of political convenience.
