Americans woke up after Thanksgiving to news that should have shaken every patriotic citizen: a gunman who had been granted asylum allegedly ambushed two National Guard members near the White House, killing one and leaving another critically wounded, and the administration immediately ordered a halt to all asylum decisions while it reviews vetting procedures. This was not a routine policy tweak — USCIS directed officers to stop approving, denying, or closing asylum cases until officials can “ensure that every alien is vetted and screened to the maximum degree possible.”
President Trump reacted forcefully, calling the attack a terrorist-style ambush and pushing for sweeping immigration restrictions, including pauses on visas for Afghan passport holders and a broader effort to reconsider past admissions that pose national-security risks. That decisive response — to prioritize American lives over political correctness — is exactly what law-and-order conservatives have been demanding for years, and it’s past time the rest of the country got behind it.
If the left and legacy media think they can scold Americans for wanting secure borders after an incident like this, they’re living in denial. Fox’s Jimmy Failla was blunt: take the president’s advice and stop pretending open-door immigration policies come without consequences; hardworking citizens expect their leaders to act to protect them, not lecture them from a podium while giving loopholes to dangerous entrants. Conservatives should be unapologetic in defending commonsense measures that keep our communities safe.
Let’s be clear about where this begins: a flawed resettlement program allowed a person with a troubling past into our country, and that failure demands accountability, not virtue-signaling. The Operation Allies Welcome era brought tens of thousands into the U.S., and while many were grateful allies, the entire process must be reexamined so that every vetting gap is closed and no more soldiers or citizens are left vulnerable to preventable tragedies. The time for hand-wringing is over; the time for fixes is now.
This moment should be the final straw that forces Congress and state leaders to stop subsidizing lawlessness and start funding real border security, rigorous vetting, and swift deportation of dangerous actors. Call it politics if you want, but every American who values life and liberty should demand that our immigration system serve the national interest first — anything less is moral negligence and a betrayal of those who wear the uniform to defend us.
