Borders state senator wants ICE to be 'totally torn down'
Sovereignty and security converge at the border where policy failures demand accountability.
The familiar media frame here is that ICE is either a “goon squad” or a moral failing, and that tearing it down is a serious reform idea. It is not. That language sidesteps the basic reality that immigration law is still law, and enforcement is what makes any system credible.
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Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego calls for immigration enforcement to be focused on criminals, arguing Trump's ICE acts like a "goon squad."
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The familiar media frame here is that ICE is either a “goon squad” or a moral failing, and that tearing it down is a serious reform idea. It is not. That language sidesteps the basic reality that immigration law is still law, and enforcement is what makes any system credible.
Sen. Gallego’s “focus only on criminals” line sounds tidy until you ask who decides, how quickly, and with what leverage. When you remove consequences for unlawful entry and overstays, you invite more of it. That strains communities and erodes public trust in every promise Washington makes.
A country that cannot control its borders cannot guarantee national security or basic fairness for legal immigrants waiting their turn. Reform can mean better training and oversight, not dismantling rule of law institutions.
The principle at stake is simple: sovereignty requires enforcement, and enforcement requires an agency equipped to do the job.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.