What happened in Maine this week is a perfect example of what goes wrong when our borders aren’t secure and the left keeps pretending the law shouldn’t matter. Early in the morning, federal immigration agents were in Biddeford doing their job—tracking down illegal aliens for deportation. But before they could even make the arrest, chaos erupted. A Colombian man—here illegally—tried to pull a fast one. He fled from ICE, then tried to run down the officers with his car. The agents shouted for him to stop. He ignored them. In the end, trying to use your car as a weapon against law enforcement didn’t end well for him.
We hear the same sob stories every time: “He was a young father, a community member, just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” That’s the script from liberal activists and open-borders advocates who never want to talk about the truth. The truth is, he was in this country illegally, faced lawful deportation, and chose to endanger lives—including his own—instead of complying with the law. This kind of recklessness doesn’t just threaten officers. It puts every innocent bystander at risk, and it happens because the left keeps encouraging lawlessness.
Here’s a fact the mainstream media never wants to admit: turning a blind eye to our broken immigration system is a deadly game. When ICE agents show up to do their job, it’s because someone’s already breaking the law. They’re not just picking on “good people.” The officers in Maine had a tough decision in a split second. They chose to protect themselves and the public. The suspect refused to stop. That’s a choice—and it’s on him, not the agents.
It’s clear what the radical left wants, though. They’ll use this tragedy to push for weaker law enforcement and even more dangerous open border policies. They put the feelings of illegal aliens above the safety of American families. They’ve already started spinning the story, painting the officer as the villain instead of acknowledging the real problem: a complete disrespect for our laws.
Let’s not kid ourselves. This will keep happening unless America gets serious about backing its officers and shutting the door on illegal immigration. Are we a nation of laws, or a nation of chaos? The left can’t have it both ways. When criminals make dangerous choices, there are consequences. Maybe it’s time the open borders crowd learned that lesson.
Source: Townhall
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