Commentary
Officially recognizing narcotrafficking as a national security threat and narcotraffickers as international terrorist organizations would allow the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense to coordinate securing the U.S. southern border and arresting those who enable narcotrafficking.
In his State of the Union address delivered on Feb. 7, President Joe Biden identified the opioid crisis as a national security threat, calling for greater border security. Narcotrafficking is a truly international threat as China provides precursor chemicals to Mexican drug cartels, who manufacture the drugs and bring them up through the southern border along with gang members, terrorists, and prostitutes. The president appears to be aware of the problem but has not taken concrete steps to solve it….