Criminal deportation isn’t such a bad thing

Say this for President Donald Trump—he is doing exactly what he said he was going to do during his campaign leading up to last November’s General Election.
Some of those things we agree with. Some not so much. One thing we are wholeheartedly on board with, however, is deporting known illegal immigrant criminals out of the United States and back to the country from whence they came.
If you visit the X account of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it doesn’t take long to realize the entity is taking the mandate passed down from President Trump seriously. The site, located at x.com/ICEgov, is giving a running tally of the illegal immigrants it arrests, and profiles what it says are the “worst of the worst” of those being arrested and put on planes back to their home country. To date, well over 5,000 arrests have been made. They show no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
We have said in this space before that illegal immigration was a serious topic and a national security threat that needed addressed. For too many years President Joe Biden didn’t do much to address the issue, and by the time he realized he needed to, it was too late. President Trump had pounced, and used it as a major piece of his campaign message that he rode to the White House.
The fact of the matter is the United States has rules and laws when it comes to immigrating into the country, and those laws are in place for a reason. We cannot have a free for all where anyone and everyone is allowed into the United States, and we can’t have the entirety of Central America illegally coming into the United States.
The United States was built on immigration. This country welcomes immigrants with open arms—but it must be done within the confines of the law. We personally know people who have immigrated the way people are supposed to—waited the years, paid their dues and stood at Mt. Rushmore and pledged allegiance to the country. It’s a beautiful thing to see.
There is an ongoing debate as to whether or not there should be a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants already in the country. Whether or not you believe that should or should not be the case, we believe one thing people can unite behind is that we don’t need criminals from other countries living in the United States illegally. The U.S. has enough problems with crime from the people born here and living here legally. To have a criminal element from other countries taking up residence here is just salt in the wound. Countries around the globe have immigration laws—most much stricter than the United States.
This is not to say every illegal immigrant is some violent criminal. That’s not the case. Most are people simply looking for a better way of life. They are hardworking, law-abiding human beings. They largely are a benefit to the country, but the fact remains they are here illegally.
We are behind deporting illegal criminals from the United States—and that goes for criminals of all ethnicities. White, black, brown—whatever—we shouldn’t harbor illegal criminals in this country. Deporting them is plain common sense and keeps us all safer.