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Former Navy SEAL Rob O’Neill told Ed Henry on The Big Take that Democrats have effectively created the conditions for Iranian sleeper cells to take root by tolerating an open border and lax enforcement, and hardworking Americans ought to hear it. That charge is blunt, but it cuts to a sober truth: national security cannot be divorced from immigration policy, and when our borders are porous, our communities pay the price. Conservatives across the country are rightly demanding answers from the party that has championed these policies.
This is not partisan fearmongering; it’s a common-sense assessment based on policy outcomes. Years of catch-and-release, court gamesmanship, and sanctuary posturing have created gaps that adversaries can exploit, and former homeland security officials and ICE veterans have warned that those gaps raise genuine risks. If Democrats want to argue otherwise, they should explain how open borders square with protecting American lives.
Federal agencies have already sounded the alarm: the Department of Homeland Security issued a National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin after strikes on Iranian targets, explicitly warning of a heightened threat environment that could include activation of Iranian-backed operatives or sympathizers on U.S. soil. That isn’t rhetorical theater—it’s a formal, government-level warning that should sober every lawmaker who swears to protect the country. Americans deserve a border policy built on strength, intelligence, and consequence, not hand-wringing excuses.
Independent experts and counterterrorism authorities have echoed these worries, pointing out that Iran and its proxy networks have both motive and demonstrated capability to plan attacks and to cultivate assets overseas. The FBI and other agencies have reportedly placed counterterrorism units on heightened alert, which should be a wake-up call to anyone who still treats border policy as mere humanitarian optics. We need leaders who treat these advisories as the emergency they are, not as talking points to be ignored.
Across conservative media and on Ed Henry’s show, guests and former officials have demanded immediate action: secure the border, enforce immigration laws, and stop allowing our adversaries to exploit our weaknesses. Newsmax interviews in recent days have driven home that this is not a distant hypothetical but a present danger that requires rapid policy correction and accountability for those who enabled it. The country needs solutions, not spin.
Patriots don’t wait for catastrophe to strike before they act. If Rob O’Neill’s warning stings the political class, good — it should. Elected Democrats must either change course and put America first or be held responsible at the ballot box for the risks their policies have invited; the safety of our families and the sovereignty of our nation depend on it.
