These people are, we are told, "migrants," and politicians at every level tell us that they have a right to cross that border if they are leaving a situation in their home country that is not tolerable – or if they just want to get into the U.S. and take advantage of the "goodies" we can provide for a better life.

I'm not just talking about Mexico. The fact is the border is being crossed by people from across the world. Don McLaughlin, mayor of Uvalde, Texas, says his town is "overrun with illegals from 59 different countries – from China, South America, Cuba, the Middle East and Africa, just to name a few." That, plus "an international cartel smuggling operation" and that means people dealing in human smuggling, drugs and weapons.