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Republican Rep. Brandon Gill took to Fox’s The Big Weekend Show to blast the Biden administration’s handling of Afghan vetting after a chilling attack in Washington, D.C., arguing bluntly that policymakers must put national safety ahead of politics. He warned that the country cannot afford a system that prioritizes open-door optics over rigorous background checks and accountability.
The urgency behind Gill’s remarks traces to the late-November shooting that left a National Guard member dead and another critically wounded, an incident authorities say was carried out by an Afghan national who entered the country under Operation Allies Welcome. That development has exposed a yawning gap between the promises of resettlement programs and the real-world consequences when vetting is rushed or skirted.
On Capitol Hill Gill has been unambiguous: the purpose of the immigration system is to benefit the American people, not to serve as a conveyor belt for unchecked migration. He told the House Judiciary panel that open borders have real costs — depressed wages, strained services, and a larger welfare state — and suggested a much tougher posture is overdue.
Those are not hollow talking points but a hard-nosed reflection of what every policymaker should face after another national security failure. When the consequences are death and mayhem inside the capital, calls for more study and gentle reforms ring hollow; this moment demands immediate changes to vetting standards and a full accounting from the agencies responsible.
Rep. Gill, who entered Congress promising to prioritize border security and American workers, says lawmakers must stop treating immigration like an abstract virtue-signaling exercise and start treating it like the safety-and-economic policy it is. The new lawmaker’s agenda — from expedited removals to stricter checks — reflects a commonsense sequence: secure the country, protect wages, and preserve public services for those who play by the rules.
This is about more than partisanship; it’s about the basic compact between government and the governed — that officials will safeguard lives and prioritize taxpayers. If the administration’s vetting programs cannot withstand scrutiny, then they must be suspended and rebuilt under congressional oversight until Americans can be confident their safety comes first.
Congress must stop hiding behind bureaucracy and take decisive action to restore trust in the immigration system. Lawmakers like Gill are right to demand answers, tougher vetting, and accountability now — anything less would be a betrayal of public safety and common sense.
