Amid rising border tensions, the U.S. faces an invasion of foreign criminal gangs exploiting lax laws and migration. Chinese mafias dominate the illegal marijuana market, using slave labor and causing violence. Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and major Mexican drug cartels also expand, bringing theft and drug trafficking. Meanwhile, migrants linked to ISIS add a potential terror threat. This complex web of crime and trafficking showcases a dangerous blend of organized crime and weak immigration control, threatening national security.

Republicans have been consistently claiming that there is an invasion taking place at the southern border of the United States for the past three and a half years. There are plenty of causes for them.

Several international criminal gangs have been active in the US in recent years. Some of them even essentially took over the marijuana industry by taking advantage of several loose laws in various states, bringing with them an explosion of crime a...