OPINION:
The folly of uncontrolled mass migration manifested mere blocks from the White House last week. A young National Guard soldier died, and another suffered grave wounds in a savage ambush.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the purported shooter, entered the country with a flood of refugees after President Biden’s botched withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
In 2021, the House overwhelmingly approved the Allies Act, which invited those who performed a service for the U.S. government to bring themselves and their families to the United States. Only 16 Republicans voted “no,” giving Mr. Biden’s team congressional cover to open a massive resettlement scheme.
A shootout on the streets of Fairfax in April suggests more thought should have gone into the process. Fairfax County Police stopped Jamal Wali, a resettled Afghan refugee, because he was driving with an expired inspection sticker.
Body camera footage from the incident shows a foul-mouthed Wali acknowledging he had no license, insurance or registration. “You [expletive] people brought me to this [expletive] country, and I’m dying every [expletive] single day, and I have four children. And we hardly survive because you’re a [expletive] vicious people,” the agitated man said.
Instead of appreciating the opportunity to live in a nation with indoor plumbing and a functioning government, he appeared to be filled with rage. “I should have served with [expletive] Taliban,” he added shortly before grabbing his Glock and pulling the trigger.
Two officers were grazed, but Wali did not survive the return fire. This tragic situation was entirely avoidable.
It’s easy to assume that people offered a home, lots of government freebies and goodwill would respond with gratitude. That’s not the case. Sometimes, refugees are unhappy because they reject Western values and don’t fit in. They can’t go back to their country of birth, so they feel trapped and resentful.
Legitimate exile claims represent a tiny slice of the immigration puzzle, and the mistake was not setting up these people in a friendly, Muslim-majority nation where they would feel more comfortable.
Democrats didn’t care because their priority is to import as many potential voters as possible, legitimate or not. They offer new arrivals a lifetime of subsidies and handouts, but the response isn’t necessarily appreciation.
Christopher F. Rufo broke the story last month of Somali migrants in Minnesota taking advantage of the state’s Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program, which pays out more than $100 million a year.
The Justice Department accused newcomers of using multiple fake names to loot the program on a breathtaking scale. State officials looked the other way, fearful of offending a group with growing political muscle.
The feds say “these massive fraud schemes form a web that has stolen billions of dollars in taxpayer money.” Much of that cash is wired to Somalia, which receives $1.7 billion in reported remittances and even more under the table. Mr. Rufo cites several sources who traced the path of taxpayer funds to accounts belonging to the terrorist group al-Shabab.
President Trump is ready for change. In his Thanksgiving message, he called for denaturalizing migrants who “undermine domestic tranquility.” He insists “reverse migration” is the only solution.
Under existing laws, the Justice Department can revoke citizenship procured by “willful misrepresentation,” and that should apply to anyone who lied about being persecuted in their country of origin or turned to a life of crime here.
America’s generosity must have reasonable limits.
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