A horrifying string of terrorist attacks carried out by naturalized U.S. citizens has Republicans demanding President Trump crack down on not just illegal immigration, but the entire broken legal immigration system that's allowing dangerous radicals to become American citizens.
Two separate terror attacks occurred just this Thursday, both perpetrated by individuals who went through the supposedly "thorough" legal immigration process. The attacks have exposed what many conservatives have long argued: America's immigration system is fundamentally broken at every level.
"We're not just dealing with border jumpers anymore," one senior House Republican told the Washington Examiner. "We're handing out citizenship papers to people who want to kill Americans. This madness has to stop."
The 'Legal' Immigration Scam Exposed
For years, establishment politicians have lectured Americans that we must distinguish between "good" legal immigrants and "bad" illegal ones. But these latest attacks prove what patriots have suspected all along: the legal immigration system is just as compromised as our open borders.
How exactly are terrorists passing background checks and citizenship tests? What government bureaucrats signed off on these applications? And why are American taxpayers funding an immigration system that literally imports our enemies?
These are the questions Republicans are finally asking – and demanding answers to.
Trump's Moment to Act
President Trump now has the perfect opportunity to fulfill his America First mandate by overhauling not just border security, but the entire immigration apparatus. Republicans are pushing for immediate reforms including enhanced vetting procedures, stricter citizenship requirements, and the ability to revoke citizenship from naturalized terrorists.
"Every single person involved in approving these terrorists' applications needs to be fired and investigated," demanded one GOP congressman.
The American people didn't elect Trump to tinker around the edges. They want the entire corrupt immigration system dismantled and rebuilt to serve Americans first – not foreign nationals who hate everything we stand for.
The question now is whether Republicans will have the backbone to push through the sweeping reforms our national security demands, or if they'll cave to inevitable Democrat hysteria about "discrimination."