Staff Reports
Tom Homan didn’t mince words when he sat down with Alex Marlow and pushed back against the left’s familiar hand-wringing about President Trump’s border policies. Homan framed the debate plainly: enforcing our laws and securing the border is not cruelty — it is the most compassionate thing we can do for vulnerable migrants and for American communities. The media’s endless moralizing hides the brutal realities cartels impose on women and children who make the deadly trek north.
Homan reminded viewers that a secure border literally saves lives, pointing to the carnage cartels inflict and the fentanyl streaming across an unsecured frontier that is killing Americans by the hundreds of thousands. He has repeatedly cited steep drops in illegal crossings under stringent enforcement and asked a simple, painful question: how many rapes, deaths, and trafficking victims were prevented because fewer people were making that journey? That is a message the left-wing pundits refuse to confront, because it punctures their sentimental narrative.
The Democrats’ preferred talking points about compassion ring hollow when you look at the consequences of mass illegal migration, Homan argued, accusing the left of playing a cynical long game to change the electorate while ignoring victims. This is not abstract policy; these are lives ruined and communities under assault by crime and drugs that cross our border every day. Conservatives should not flinch from naming the truth: open-borders politics have real casualties, and pretending otherwise is not charity — it’s complicity.
When high-profile institutions and sanctuary cities object to enforcement, Homan doesn’t back down — he calls it out. He has even publicly sparred with the Catholic leadership and sanctuary mayors, insisting that protecting citizens and vulnerable migrants through law enforcement is the humane path. America’s first duty is to protect its people, and enforcing immigration law is a moral obligation when the alternative is chaos and victimization.
Homan’s approach is unapologetically tough because the job demands toughness; he’s not afraid to put pressure on local officials who enable lawlessness and to push for bold federal action where necessary. His work in places like Minneapolis and other jurisdictions shows a willingness to use federal tools to restore public safety and to hold elected officials accountable when they refuse to cooperate. If conservatives expect to keep America safe, they must rally behind officials who actually enforce the law rather than cede the field to chaos.
Patriotic Americans should hear Homan’s message and reject the media’s moral preening: a secure border is the bedrock of public safety, national sovereignty, and human dignity. It’s time to stop letting the left set the terms of the debate with slogans and feel-good rhetoric while the body count climbs and cartels profit. Support enforcement, back officials who act, and demand policies that preserve life and liberty for every American.
