I’ve written commentary for 25 years, long enough to realize I can’t change many minds over any emotional issue.
But let’s be clear in analyzing the situation.
The only reason ice agents and border patrol agents’ presence in our cities is heightened at this time is because liberal Democrat politicians have opened our borders to millions of illegal, unvetted individuals – period.
These illegals take refuge, largely, in sanctuary cities where their needs are provided at the expense of the taxpayer.
Some of these individuals entered the United States because they are criminals and have, sadly, continued their criminal activity in the cities.
Notably, many of these individuals did not come into this country to commit crimes, but committed a crime by coming into our country illegally.
When sanctuary city leadership does not comply with federal law-enforcement, it is very difficult to identify the hardened criminals from the ones who simply did not follow our immigration laws.
This situation forces ice agents to have to scour communities looking for and vetting criminals, which can be unsettling.
Our law-enforcement agents are not here to foment violence, quite the opposite. They are here to protect our citizens and enforce our laws.
Sadly, sanctuary city leaders are emboldening, and often paying protesters to insight violence and obstruct this process.
Even sadder, is the fact that some of these individuals want to incite a shooting so it can be captured on a cell phone and used to build an illegitimate argument against law-enforcement.
We are a nation of laws made by our elected officials. These officers cannot pick and choose which laws to enforce. They are here to serve and protect.
And they deserve protection in the process.
Let’s bring the heat and the rhetoric down. Let’s dispense with the conspiracy theories and allow our law enforcement agents to do their jobs.
These very law-enforcement people whom some would denigrate, are the first people they would call in case of an emergency.
Finally, this is not a move by the federal government to create a police state and move toward a monarchy.
This is simply an effort to remove people who are here illegally, with the primary focus on the criminal component.
Working with law enforcement will bring down the emotion and enable the process to be looked at through a much clearer lense.
Working against law enforcement who are simply enforcing the law, set in place by the people we elected, will only prolong the current state.
Mark Caserta is a candidate for West Virginia House of Delegates 28th District- Wayne County
Fact: 76 million people, 312 Electoral college votes, 7 swing states and 90 percent of all counties voted, in part, for Donald Trump to end open borders and protect our nation’s sovereignty.
We were dying as a nation. Illegal immigration was slowly overtaking our country with an estimated 20 million unvetted illegals pouring into our country during the Biden administration.
Every single state, every single race and ethnicity moved toward the right and voted for common sense in stopping this insanity. They were tired of woke, failing policies that were causing America to fail on many levels to include healthcare, education, jobs and the rule of law.
Also understand, we are a nation of immigrants – LEGAL immigrants. If anyone comes to our country illegally, they have committed a crime – period. The argument that conservatives are against immigration is inaccurate and often leveraged with intellectual dishonesty.
One must understand congress makes the laws that protect our nation. These laws include immigration laws. Law enforcement agents do not get to pick and choose which laws to uphold. Their job is simply to enforce them.
If you truly love America, stop fighting and work together to make a positive difference rather than create more division. If we plan to have a viable future for our children, we must be united.
Leaders who compare law enforcement agents to Nazis or challenge their authority are emboldening protesters to risk their lives.
Where was this anger and dissension when innocent victims like Laken Riley, Rachael Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray were brutally raped and murdered by illegal immigrants? Have you researched the brutality of these murders?
Why do we make the choice to fight more for the criminals than we do for the victims? Is that really who we are? Is that the rule of law we want for our children?
There are evil forces at work here attempting to divide our people. We MUST choose NOT to allow that to happen.
Good choices are never made out of emotion. Good choices are made with wisdom, temperence and prayer.
Let’s do the exact opposite of what the enemy would have us do.
It’s a great time to remember the civil discourse Charlie Kirk modeled for us.
Mike Lewis is a pastor and businessman who travels the world serving others
Opioid addiction destroyed an entire generation of sons, daughters, parents & families. We didn’t see it coming – it was a fraud perpetrated on Americans by big pharma
Now, since 2021 fentanyl has killed an average of 300k Americans a year, mainly driven by open borders allowing the flow from China but sold by cartel members
6.5k children in WV sit in foster care because their family is dead or detained
Another 4k sit with kinship family members because their parents are dead or detained
300 kids a night sleep in hotels & offices because there is no room in the inn
575 kids from WV live out of state because we have no special needs centers to house them
WV is last in workforce participation
48/50 in national education rankings
47/50 in early mortality
I have spent 30+ years serving those who had no hope until we introduced them to Jesus – food, clothing, counseling, housing, training, relocation, abortion decision change and more
I have buried +100 sons, daughters, parents & my own brother as a result of illegal drugs and hopelessness drive by addiction driven by open borders pouring fentanyl in
When you have a solvable problem like open borders and removing illegal criminals from our great country- you do it. You do the hard work. The unpopular work. The work that will save another generation from death & detention
I have traveled to 86 countries in my career – know what they all have? A secure border
I have been detained by machine gun weilding border agents in India, China and El Salvador all in their attempt to ensure their border laws were followed. Me, an American executive working for an $11b corporation providing thousands of jobs in their countries
We are called to protect the widows & orphans. WV leads the nation in both.
I’ll die defending them. My last breath will be in defense of babies & families and in favor of the removal of those who are here to kill, steal and destroy them
If your spiritual resume is similar then we can sharpen each other. If the only thing you have done is type keyboard quotes then lay down the phone and pick up a servants sword and make a change not a charge
Mark Caserta is a political columnist and editor for Free State Patriot
Look around you.
Look at the liberal, leftist agenda and what it means to your children and your children’s children.
Are you comfortable voting for someone with these beliefs on their resume?
Naked men in women’s locker rooms, fully exposed and glaring at your daughter? Some of these men even with facial hair?
Supporting Illegals who rape, murder and commit other crimes in the U.S. with your tax dollars?
Your tax dollars spent on ludicrous liberal agenda programs such as male circumcision in Mozambique?
Biological men allowed to compete in women’s sports simply because they identify as a woman? Science is irrelevant.
Eliminating all words that historically apply to a male amd female, and requiring employees to take diversity training so you know which pronoun to use when addressing others?
Running political campaigns on socialist ideology and contrary to the our Founding Fathers?
Encouraging violence against anyone who disagrees with the leftist viewpoint – even to the point of celebrating death if it helps their cause? Pure evil here.
Sacrificing American safety and prosperity simply because Democrats hate our president more than they love our country?
Supporting the murder of millions of innocent babies in the womb simply based on an inconvenience and the denouncement of life upon conception.? These same lunatics would claim life on other planets if a telescope found a microbe? Huh?
Shutting down all fossil fuel production and raising prices on Americans based on the myth of man-made climate change?
Removing any semblance of God and His Holy Word from all public areas of our lives?
Do you really want someone who supports these idiotic ideas representing you?
Well, every single liberal Democrat politician is in this camp!
Frankly, if these lunatics have their way, we won’t recognize our country. In fact, I’ll go as far to say that’s the very goal – fundamentally change America!
“We are from the government and we’re here to help”
NOT!!!
Historically, politicians have attempted to hide their desires to raise your taxes.
Historically, politicians have attempted to hide their socialist tendencies.
Historically, politicians have at least “attempted” to “appear” they are representing their constituents.
Historically, politicians at least attempted to “discuss” what’s best for the country.
But the political theater has changed. Fiscal responsibility isn’t important. It’s given way to financing liberal agendas.
Capitalism is being attacked as the problem, not the roadmap to the American dream.
Politicians act as if they don’t even know how a Republic works, much less give it credence.
“What’s best for the country” has succumb to what’s best for party.
Frankly, I’m beginning to feel better when the government is shut down and only essential services are covered.
So much seems to be hidden from the American people, it’s difficult to determine the best approach to governance!
But when liberal Democrats want to use my money for transgender studies and DEI training in other countries, for example, it isn’t difficult to understand that they DO NOT have my best interest at heart.
It’s time for a common sense approach. President Trump is, by far, the most common sense driven leader we’ve had in Washington in my lifetime.
If the choice is between shutting the government down or continuing to frivolously spend my hard-earned tax dollars for outlandish, ridiculous pursuits???
I say, shut it down and learn how to live as most Americans do –
Within our means!
Remember, when you vote, you are essentially planning for your financial future. It requires education and planning.
Failing to plan is, well, you know, planning to fail.
“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour”.
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Let me be clear. I’m unapologetic about calling out evil.
A late night host was suspended 4 days and liberals claimed it was an infringement of his First Amendment rights.
Charlie Kirk was shot while exercising his First Amendment rights and the liberals shouted he deserved it.
I’m sick and tired of liberal hypocrisy.
People are dying because of the left’s rhetoric, yet they blame conservatives and Donald Trump.
Following George Floyd, cities were burned and looted. They called them mostly peaceful.
Following Charlie Kirk, cities prayed. Liberals chose not to participate.
Whose rhetoric is causing the death and chaos? The, progressive, liberal left.
Liberal politicians are intentionally fanning the flames of discontent attempting to reframe the narrative. They know they cannot possibly win in the exchange of sensible ideas and debate, so they are playing the role of antagonist in fomenting hatred and fear mongering.
The liberal left is hoping that if they can bring Americans to their knees in the face of fear and danger they can then blame it on President Trump and win back your vote.
All of this destruction simply to return to power.
To hell with your safety and livelihood. They believe you’re too ignorant to know what’s best for you and your family, not that it matters.
If it stands in the way of the progressive power grab, it is the enemy and must be destroyed.
Liberals will destroy your children’s mental health if it means staying in power.
Liberals will destroy the economy if it means staying in power.
Liberals will destroy our nation’s sovereignty if it means staying in power.
Liberals will destroy our political system if it means staying in power.
Liberals will steal, kill and destroy if it means staying in power.
All that matters to the left is winning – at any cost.
Democrats are collapsing beneath the weight of Trump’s wins!
Most politicians “over promise and under deliver” during their campaigns and into their role. They’re totally comfortable doing so, as it seems to be enough to get many of them elected. Their “model” if you will, is to grab the attention of the voter and subsequently hope that the success rate of their promised accomplishments will not be tracked.
Some campaigners use a “smoke and mirrors” strategy, aiming to exceed expectations by consistently under-promising and over-delivering. Unfortunately, this positions the elected official to be able to maintain the status quo without ever having to put forth any real effort to improve their skills in representation.
President Donald Trump has an altogether different approach. This skilled negotiating businessman chooses to make his promises based on common sense and the reality of the moment, then he is committed to exceeding everyone’s expectations! This inevitably forces him to “up his game” to over deliver on attainable promises, which he does time and again. As a builder, he was always on time with his project and under budget!
This attitude is what makes President Trump unique, both as an individual and as a commander-in-chief.
I just started my third time reading his book, “Trump: The Art of the Deal”. Donald Trump doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, and he certainly doesn’t take drugs. In fact, he hates to take medicines altogether!
President Trump gets his kicks by making deals, and the bigger and more difficult the deal, the better! As the leader of the free world, he is now using those skills he has mastered and employed since he was 27 years old, on behalf of the American people.
Democrats cannot keep up with him. By the time mount a defensive posture on an issue, President Trump is already three deals ahead of them. The absolute only position liberals can take is an “anti-everything” Trump, which has given them the lowest approval rating in history.
Let’s face it. Democrats will do or say anything to see Donald Trump fail. Frankly, as seen in recent headlines, it doesn’t matter if it means loss of life or damage to our nation!
Liberal politicians are being exposed by their offenses. Our nation was in a downhill spiral during the Biden presidency, and they were completely fine with it! Control and power are their master motivator! Democrats have totally abandoned the ideology of our Republic.
I’m taken back each time I hear a political pundit refer to Democrats as the “Democratic Party”. Democracy left Democrats years ago! The term “Democratic” is an adjective describing this group of lost socialists. They are simply the Democrat Party!
In this columnist’s opinion, we are blessed as a nation to have a president committed to exceeding our nation’s expectations! He is bringing our nation back to common sense and back to God.
I expect, given his success, Democrats are going to be miserable for a very long time.
And that’s a good thing for our nation which is, once again, winning!
Barack Hussein Obama was a U.S. president from January 20, 2009 to January 20, 2017
There are many direct correlations to be made from the Obama presidency to the state of our union pre-President Trump.
Barack Obama had an opportunity to unify our country as the first African American president. He chose, rather to be the divider-in-chief and fuel racial discrimination in the US.
He also chose to leverage the office of the president to wield our justice system as a tool to remain in power and disenfranchise American voters.
Remember his world “apology tour” immediately upon assuming the presidency? He used the tour to diminished the premise of American exceptionalism!
I submit the Obama presidency could have been one of the greatest presidencies in our history – if he had only loved our country.
The Democrat party has become the most prolific sponsor of domestic terrorism in the United States.
I wish I were embellishing.
President Donald Trump was elected on his promise to close our borders to illegal immigration and strategically remove illegals within our country, beginning with, but not limited to, the criminals.
Less than 6 months following his inauguration, he has already successfully closed our borders, something Joe Biden and Kamala Harris said couldn’t be done without legislation.
The majority of Americans are ecstatic they finally elected a president willing to keep his promises!
Yet Democrats are not only encouraging criminal behaviors in aiding and abetting these illegals, in liberal states like California, they are willing to provide taxpayer dollars to these illegal aliens for legal fees! Additionally, they are willing to not only provide sanctuary but provide some sort of alert support system when ICE agents are planning to sweep the area.
Multiple news outlets report that illegal attacks on the law enforcement individuals are up over 700 percent! And Democrats are cheering them on!
In blue states across the country we are seeing protests, often involving rock throwing, bottles hurled, and even guns being fired in an attempt to stop these brave individuals from doing their jobs.
Any rational person would agree this is inappropriate, lawless behavior, but no one on the left has condemned these protests.
But Democrats have ceased being rational. They have ceased representation. They have embarked upon a progressive agenda that simply involves “anti-Trump” rhetoric. If President Trump supports it, we must fight it, regardless of the impact on U.S. citizens.
Democrats are showing a complete disregard for our country and the rule of law. It simply does not matter to them any longer if it ever really did.
Initially, Trump Derangement Syndrome was a term that facetiously referenced the hatred of our president. But something, truly, has happened to these individuals who were elected by their constituents to represent them in our republic.
They seem to be willing to turn a blind eye to violence, murder, rape, human trafficking and even death to see President Donald Trump fail – at anything.
We can only hope and pray that voters see the light and realize Democrats no longer represent them.
They are, in fact and in action, putting their constituent’s lives at risk.
Does representation even concern them in pursuit of their radical ideology?
Americans need to begin asking themselves a particularly important question crucial to the future of our country.
Given that we live in a Republic in which we elect officials to represent and defend Democracy on behalf of their constituents…just who exactly do Democrats currently represent in today’s political theater?
In the past 3 decades, based on consistency in behavior and actions, Democrats have been pretty predictable in plethora of issues. While conservatives disagree commensurate to the progressive passion for advancing their liberal agenda, most agree that there has been a fair amount of balance in representation and ideology of the American people.
We know Democrats embrace the US Constitution when it aligns with their agenda, seeking to protect the free speech rights of everyone except Christians and conservatives. Conservative Republicans support free speech for all.
We know Democrats are pro-abortion and supportive of murdering the unborn, under the guise of women’s rights. Conservative Republicans are pro-life.
We know Democrats are anti-second amendment and would take your guns away in a heartbeat. Conservative Republicans are pro-second amendment.
We know Democrats support illegal migration and view it as building a potential voter base they can capture in their entitlement net. Conservative Republicans support legal immigration.
We know Democrats have historically seen the world through a liberal lense and have been willing to build a base on that progressive platform and represent others aligning with that ideology.
But what has happened to drive these lost souls into literally hating everything our founding fathers and God intended for our great nation?Who do they feel they represent? Are they even listening to their constituents?Do they even care, anymore?
The only groups or individuals progressive Democrats seem to represent are those who thoroughly despise our nation and seek its demise!
As aforementioned, billions of dollars have been spent to provide comfort, aid and indeed, access for anyone attempting to come to the United States illegally, without regard to their status or intent. They have literally placed the needs of illegal aliens above the needs of US citizens and created sanctuary cities designed to harbor, protect and feed them with your tax dollars – not your consent!
Anyone with a dissenting opinion is labeled some sort of “phobic.”
Multiple polls indicate the majority of Americas are against illegal immigration, especially those readily impacted by their presence, as in healthcare costs, housing availability and jobs.
Democrats openly protect and advocate for demonstrations promoting violence and even death for Israel. The antisemitism is blatant! Consider the recent demonstrations at Columbia University where a graduate student Mahmoud Khalil was arrested.
Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil was recently arrested for helping orchestrate disruptive demonstrations on a campus receiving $4 million a year in subsidies (your tax dollars) from the US government.
The Baltimore Sun just ran a piece entitled, “Democrats, activists outraged by arrest of Columbia demonstrator allegedly ‘aligned to Hamas’”. Other news agencies support this information in similar reports.
Apparently, Democrats consider this “free speech” rather than “hate speech”. It’s the epitome of hypocrisy they would even attempt to label President Trump or Elon Musk as “Hitler” since they are the ones exhibiting the behaviors and attitudes of Nazi Germany against Israelis.
Most Americans clearly support Israel as our long-time ally. We have been blessed as a nation because we bless Israel. Genesis 12:3. Israel is our sister nation, and we have long supported the Israeli people.
Per multiple reports, most Americans wants to see the US government reduce its wasteful spending of your tax dollars. The taxpayer return on the investment simply has not been there and we are just now beginning to find out why! Under normal circumstances the recent revelations of how your money has been spent would create outrage on both sides of the “so called” political aisle.
But regardless of the position of most Americans, Democrats are openly protesting and flailing around using the foulest language rebuking President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for identifying and trimming government waste, fraud and abuse.
Even recent presidents such as Joe Biden, Barack Hussein Obama and Bill Clinton advocated for the reduction of government waste. They just did not do anything about it.
What American would not want their tax dollars spent wisely and on their behalf?
Is there something liberal Democrats are trying to hide? I am willing to bet there absolutely is!
I could go on and on with examples of Democrats willing to die on the wrong side of the hill for arguments that simply do not represent most Americans.
Only the most radical (and frankly weird) liberals are willing to side with the Democrat Party. And they are clearly in the insignificant minority. (Thank God)
If the Democrat Party continues down this road, not only will they never win another election, but we may also see a rise in an alternative, more representative party. I can think of no other time when a third party stood a better chance of winning an election than now.
Democrats are simply taking themselves out of the game, content to sit on the sidelines yelling and screaming in hatred of the opposing team and never having a game plan of their own. Hate is their only weapon.
No doubt, most Americans see this clearly. One can only hope that rather than allow this to divide our country, true patriots will see it as an opportunity to return our nation to greatness.
Entrance of light always removes darkness – even in politics.
Free State Patriot 