Staff Reports
Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, a key voice on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has unleashed sharp criticism of the Biden administration’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal, warning that inadequate vetting let dangerous individuals flood into America unchecked. Lawler spotlighted a recent asylum seeker case where someone “snapped” after supposedly passing vetting twice, exposing massive holes in the process that Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas couldn’t even defend in a Senate hearing. When pressed on whether 99% of Afghan evacuees were properly screened before boarding U.S.-bound flights, Mayorkas dodged with vague answers, fueling outrage over a policy that traded American safety for political optics.
Lawler hammered home the scale of the disaster: over 10.5 million migrants poured across the southern border in four years under Biden, many without IDs or thorough checks, turning border agents into name-takers at worst. His firsthand visits to the border revealed agents relying on self-reported info when databases failed, a far cry from the Trump era’s ironclad controls that prioritized security over open invitations. The 2021 Kabul fiasco amplified this mess, airlifting thousands without rigorous biometric scrutiny amid Taliban chaos, abandoning true allies while greenlighting potential threats.
This isn’t compassion—it’s criminal negligence that endangers every American community, from suburbs to cities overwhelmed by Biden’s border invasion. Lawler rightly contrasts Trump’s success in sealing the border and deporting threats with the current free-for-all, where police handle mental health crises, and cartels exploit the gaps. Genuine Afghan helpers who risked Taliban reprisals deserve priority pathways with ironclad vetting, not lumped in with the unvetted masses.
President Trump’s return to the White House promises a swift fix: ramped-up ICE funding, mandatory vetting tech, and ending catch-and-release, which Lawler demands Congress back immediately. Lawler’s push echoes the Enduring Welcome Act he co-sponsored, fortifying relocation for proven allies without compromising security—a blueprint to restore order. Democrats’ failures demand accountability; no more excuses for policies that invite chaos.
America’s borders must be fortresses again, vetting every entrant like a national security audit. Lawler’s clarion call rejects the elite fantasy of unsecured migration, insisting safety trumps sob stories every time. With Trump leading the charge, the days of Biden’s debacle are numbered—time to secure the nation for law-abiding citizens first.
