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Sen. Ron Johnson made a blunt and necessary point on The Big Weekend Show on February 1, 2026, calling out Democrats for their refusal to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and for turning a blind eye to the chaos at our southern border. He said resistance to ICE isn’t a nationwide movement but is “pretty limited” to blue states that prioritize politics over public safety. Americans who pay taxes and follow the law are rightly fed up with elected officials who reward lawlessness while attacking the very people charged with enforcing the law.
The senator’s comments land amid a manufactured fight over DHS funding that has risked a partial government shutdown — a stunt driven by Democrats demanding policy changes to ICE as the price for keeping government open. Rather than negotiate reforms through legislation, too many in the Democratic leadership are playing political theater, willing to jeopardize national security and federal paychecks to score points with the radical wing of their party. This is the kind of reckless brinkmanship that weakens America and emboldens the cartels and smugglers profiting from open-border chaos.
House and Senate Democrats have publicly pressed for changes to ICE policy before they’ll back a clean funding deal, forcing tough choices for Republicans who want to protect both border security and federal employees. That political posture shows exactly where Democratic priorities lie: appeasing activists and sanctuary cities rather than supporting pragmatic enforcement of immigration laws. Voters in sensible states know you can’t fix a problem by gutting the agencies doing the work, and they won’t forget which party chose politics over public safety.
Even former acting DHS officials have sounded the alarm, accusing Senate Democrats of trying to shut down the government simply because ICE is doing its job under congressional mandate. That’s not governance; it’s extortion by proxy, using shutdowns and oversensitive politics as leverage against basic law enforcement. If Democrats want policy changes, the constitutional way is to pass laws — not weaponize federal funding and hamstring law enforcement that defends our communities.
Let’s be blunt: sanctuary cities and blue-state posturing create perverse incentives that invite more illegal crossings and threaten local safety. Conservatives have been warning about this for years — it is unsurprising that Republican senators like Johnson are standing up for ICE and for the millions of Americans who expect borders to be secure. The country needs honest debates about reform, not political hostage-taking that rewards lawbreakers and punishes taxpayers.
Republicans should use this moment to force the contrast — defend ICE, demand accountability, and offer real legislative fixes that restore order at the border. Standing tough isn’t cruelty; it’s patriotism. Our duty as a nation is to protect citizens first and to enforce the rule of law without bowing to performative politics from coastal elites.
The partial shutdown and the political theater around ICE funding leave hardworking federal employees and millions of Americans caught in the crossfire. Democrats who chant “reform” while refusing to negotiate in good faith are showing their true colors: they prefer headlines to homeland security. Voters will remember who tried to shut down the government rather than secure the border and who stood with law enforcement to keep communities safe.
This is a moment for conservatives to speak plainly and act decisively: defend our borders, support our officers, and stop allowing Washington to be held hostage by the radical fringes. America is a nation of laws, not chaos, and patriots everywhere must demand leaders who will protect families, taxpayers, and the rule of law. Our country deserves leaders who put safety and common sense above political games, and that is exactly the fight worth having.
