Are Mexican Cartels Terrorist Organizations? - The American Conservative

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Second, the designation of cartels as FTOs enables law enforcement to freeze cartel financial assets.
53% : Third, and most controversially, the designation opens the door to the future use of U.S. military assets in assistance of law enforcement agencies.
50% : The final and most common objection to FTO designation from the political right involves the potential impact on immigration enforcement.
48% : First, detente advocates liken cartels to common criminals best fought with traditional law enforcement.
35% : Some immigration hardliners believe that designation could allow illegal immigrants to seek and qualify for asylum, citing narcoterrorism in their legal claims.
22% : In the face of this retreat, and as result of the Biden administration's willful abandonment of enforcement, the U.S. border has endured a spike in illegal crossings, along with the violence and drugs accompanying it.

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