In their quest for a political cause with which to win the 2024 election, former President Donald Trump and fellow Republican hopefuls are trying to convince you that the United States is being invaded by Mexicans migrants who are bringing deadly fentanyl into the country.
But they are grossly distorting official data and spreading a fake narrative. What they are not telling you is that most of the migrants who cross the border without papers are not Mexicans, but Venezuelans and Central Americans, and that undocumented migrants have almost zero responsibility for the fentanyl smuggling crisis.
In fact, most of the fentanyl entering the United States is brought into the country through legal ports of entry, including airports. More important, most of it is smuggled by U.S. citizens.
Unlawful arrivals across the southern border are once again in the news, because they went up 30% in July and August, after declining slightly in May and June.
But Trump and other Republicans are blowing the migrant influx out of proportion and escalating their Mexico-bashing narrative, feeding into the xenophobic sentiments of much of their base.
Trump said at a recent campaign rally that, “I’ll make clear that we must use any and all resources needed to stop the invasion, including moving thousands of troops currently stationed overseas.”
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