CNN’s Omar Jimenez dropped a bombshell on The Story Is Thursday, reporting straight from the migrant trail to the U.S.-Mexico border: folks trekking north are spooked not just by Biden’s latest asylum tweaks, but by whispers of ramped-up interior enforcement—like ICE raids and deportations deep in the heartland. Jimenez quoted migrants admitting that the fear of getting scooped up *after* crossing, rather than just at the border, is slamming the brakes on the invasion. It’s a rare admission from the front lines, cutting through the open-borders narrative that only wall-building or Title 42 expulsions matter.

Here’s the pro-2A angle CNN won’t touch: this interior enforcement deterrent is a masterclass in armed deterrence working exactly as the Founders intended. When armed agents—backed by the full force of a 2A-protected culture of self-defense—patrol the interior, it sends a chilling message to cartels and coyotes that America isn’t a free-for-all buffet. Migrants aren’t fleeing Biden’s executive orders alone; they’re dodging the reality of a nation where concealed carry is exploding (over 27 million permits nationwide, per latest Crime Prevention Research Center data), and states like Texas and Florida are unleashing armed National Guard units inland. It’s psychological jujitsu: the same Second Amendment that empowers citizens to defend their communities terrifies invaders who know one wrong move means facing lead, not lawyers.

The implications for gun owners? Vindication. Politicians pushing border security theater ignore how 2A fortifies the homeland from within—turning every red county into a no-go zone for traffickers. As election rhetoric heats up, demand real deterrence: fund armed interior ops, honor sanctuary-busting sheriffs, and reject any reform that guts ICE firepower. The border’s quieting because America’s armed backbone is flexing—proof that an armed society is a polite, impenetrable one. Stay vigilant, patriots; your rights are the ultimate wall.