Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey insisted Sunday that cartels are the ones shaping policy at the U.S.-Mexico border, as the Biden administration acts as their “marketing arm” in failing to curb illegal immigration.
Speaking to a Fox News Digital reporter ahead of the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., Ducey, a Republican, agreed that there’s a correlation between rising crime plaguing several major U.S. cities and an influx of unchecked migrants entering the country.
“Well, of course, there’s a link between criminals coming over the border and rising crime – of that, there’s no doubt,” he said. “We’ve got nearly two million people that we’ve apprehended at this time. So, border security is national security. The federal government is failing at that.”
“But I also think that there’s a humanitarian crisis in terms of human smuggling, child sex trafficking and the drug trade,” Ducey continued, addressing the subject of illegal immigration. “The cartels are really shaping border policy right now. And the Biden administration is their marketing arm.”
