Rep. Anna Paulina Luna used her recent appearance on Newsmax to make a simple, unapologetic point: Congress must stop taxpayers from underwriting fraud tied to illegal immigration. She told the program that pushing back against fraud is about protecting the integrity of federal programs and holding state and local officials accountable when they obstruct scrutiny. Her remarks follow a string of public actions that make clear she intends to turn rhetoric into results.
Luna has not limited herself to television talking points; she has repeatedly taken concrete steps in Congress to clamp down on abuse of the asylum system. In January 2025 she introduced the RULES Act, which would require asylum claims to be made at legal ports of entry and bar the release or parole of applicants into the country while cases are adjudicated — a direct effort to close the loopholes that invite fraud. That bill and its plain-language insistence on law and order show this is about restoring a functional immigration system, not rolling back legal protections for legitimate refugees.
On the enforcement front, Luna is aligned with Republicans moving to make benefit fraud a deportable offense, a commonsense reform that places the rights of American taxpayers first. The Deporting Fraudsters Act, which she cosponsored, would make defrauding Social Security, SNAP, Medicare, and other programs a basis for deportation and inadmissibility. This puts legal teeth behind the promise that public benefits meant for citizens should not be siphoned off by fraudsters operating in the shadows.
Congresswoman Luna has also been active demanding accountability from federal agencies when taxpayer funds may have been diverted to support migrant operations, pressing FEMA for transparent accounting of migrant-related spending. Her scrutiny is exactly what oversight was designed to provide: an insistence that Washington stop treating money as an unlimited slush fund and start answering tough questions about where dollars actually go. These inquiries matter because unchecked spending and poor record-keeping allow fraud and waste to flourish.
Beyond legislation and oversight, Luna has taken the dramatic step of referring state officials to the Department of Justice where she believes obstruction or complicity in fraud has occurred, signaling that enforcement must match the law. Those referrals and public accusations are uncomfortable for the political class, but they send a clear message: if officials impede investigations or enable fraud, they will face consequences. The era of shrugging at abuse is over; accountability is being pushed from multiple angles.
For those who still believe federal resources are limitless or that ideological softness is a virtue, Luna’s approach should be a wake-up call. She is advancing concrete bills, pressing for audits, and forcing investigations — the kinds of actions that actually protect taxpayers and restore the rule of law. Whatever one’s views on immigration, most Americans can agree that fraud and theft of benefits must be stopped, and representatives who deliver seriousness and results deserve attention.
