Attending a law enforcement seminar, I was informed the Chinese Mafia has relocated headquarters to Mexico because it is easier to smuggle drugs (specifically heroin) across our southern border than via traditional methods. A city in Ohio was specifically named as a known distribution hub.
No surprise, law enforcement throughout Ohio has documented a significant resurgence of heroin in the last several years. Also dramatically increasing are addiction related crimes and overdoses.
No one in our country should be against immigrants since we are all ingredients in the melting pot. While we welcome those who migrate here, we should also recognize that immigration laws exist for specific reasons and illegal migration has negative consequences.
Migration laws are designed, among other things, to screen out those with communicable diseases, significant criminal records or no viable means of support. The legal process helps flag potential terrorists or gang members involved in drug distribution or human trafficking.
Those coming here for higher education strengthen themselves, while fortifying our economy. However, those coming to our country with no legitimate purpose financially drain essential services (i.e., medical, law enforcement, the court system, social services, etc.).
The producers of heroin (Afghanistan, China, Columbia, and Mexico) benefit immensely from our weak southern border. Similarly, we recently prosecuted an illegal immigrant on felony drug charges which will eventually result in deportation. This individual has already been deported on two previous occasions! Other alarming examples exist.
If the purposes of our immigration laws aren’t fulfilled, we remain unprotected from a variety of ills. Politicians in Washington should talk less and produce more action in fixing our southern border. We should wholeheartedly support those with positive intentions who legally migrate. Yet we must stop the costly drain on resources and turn off this pipeline for the producers of misery.
-Robin Piper - Butler County Prosecutor |
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