Importing Criminals: How Democrats Turned America Into Venezuela’s Trash Can

Meet Joel Matos-Nieto. He’s 23 years old, covered in gang tattoos, a proud member of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua cartel, and until recently, roaming around Denver like he owned the place.

Why was he here? Good question. Better question: why did anyone think it was a good idea to let him stay?

This guy isn’t some poor migrant looking for a better life. He’s a criminal import. His rap sheet already includes motor vehicle theft, obstruction of a police officer, and property damage — all here in the U.S. And that’s just what he got caught doing. God knows what he was up to before ICE finally dragged him off the streets.

Oh, and he already had a deportation order hanging over his head. ICE ordered him gone back in April. But because we’re running a clown show instead of a country right now, he was still here, doing whatever he wanted, until federal agents finally picked him up.

This is not immigration. This is invasion by lowlifes.

Here’s the part that really fries me: Democrats keep pushing this fantasy that every illegal alien is a starry-eyed farmworker who just wants to hug the Statue of Liberty. They tell you stories about kids dreaming of becoming doctors. About families who “contribute to our communities.” About dreamers who will “make America stronger.” Meanwhile, guys like Joel Matos-Nieto are right there in the background, stealing cars, fighting cops, destroying property, flashing gang signs — and they want you to clap like a trained seal and call it “diversity.”

Sorry. No. We have enough criminals born here. We don’t need Venezuela’s leftovers.

Democrats aren’t stupid. They know exactly what they’re doing. They created the chaos at the border on purpose. They tied the hands of ICE. They threw open sanctuary cities like Denver. They fought every single attempt to deport criminals.

Why? Because in their minds, illegal immigrants — even the violent ones — are a political weapon. If enough come in, someday they’ll vote blue. That’s the plan. Long term, they think the math works out in their favor. They’ll accept a few car thefts, a few dead cops, a few ruined neighborhoods as collateral damage. They don’t care. You’re not the priority. Joel Matos-Nieto is.

You don’t need a CIA file to figure out who Joel Matos-Nieto is. Look at him. His face is a billboard. He has gang tattoos sprayed across his forehead like graffiti. Tren de Aragua isn’t some imaginary club — it’s a real, blood-soaked cartel running drugs, weapons, and human trafficking across half the hemisphere.

But hey, according to the left, tattoos are “cultural expression.” Maybe we’re supposed to respect his “lived experience” as a criminal. Give me a break.

We don’t need cultural enrichment from Venezuela’s most wanted. We need common sense. And a functioning deportation machine.

Here’s the part that should keep you up at night. Joel isn’t unique. He’s a sample.

If ICE hadn’t caught him, he’d still be out there, probably stealing another car, maybe doing worse. And for every Joel they catch, how many more are flying under the radar?

Hundreds? Thousands?

And no, they’re not “hiding in the shadows.” They’re hanging out in plain sight. In your cities. In your neighborhoods. With fake IDs, fake asylum claims, fake sob stories. And the people who are supposed to protect you are the ones inviting them in.

I’m going to say it plain: We owe Joel Matos-Nieto nothing. Not a job. Not a driver’s license. Not a second chance. Not a lawyer. Not even a plane ticket home. He should be thrown on the next cargo ship headed south and left to swim the last 50 miles.

America is not the world’s garbage disposal. We are not morally obligated to rescue every gangbanger who scribbles “asylum” on a napkin. Charity begins at home. Safety begins at the border.

Here’s how this should work. ICE catches a gang member. A judge signs the order. He’s out on the next flight. No appeals. No games. No activist lawyers. One-way ticket. Goodbye and good riddance.

Instead, what happens? Endless lawsuits. Sanctimonious politicians crying on TV. Open-borders groups filing appeals. Cities refusing to cooperate. Meanwhile, guys like Joel Matos-Nieto use the extra time to steal, destroy, and endanger everyone around them.

Here’s a crazy idea. If you actually care about immigration, you should want guys like Joel Matos-Nieto gone yesterday.

Real immigrants — the ones who work hard, follow the law, and want a better life — deserve a clean system. Not one clogged with human trash that treats a Venezuelan gangster the same way it treats a legal immigrant from Poland or India.

Keeping Joel here spits in the face of every person who played by the rules. It’s not compassion. It’s betrayal.

Joel Matos-Nieto is the poster boy for everything wrong with our immigration mess. He’s not a victim. He’s not a dreamer. He’s not a misunderstood kid looking for a fresh start.

He’s a criminal who brought his crime with him.

And the people who defend letting him stay — the people who call it “racist” to deport him — are either liars, idiots, or cowards.

America deserves better than this.

And we’ll get better — when we start choosing common sense over slogans, safety over virtue signaling, and our own citizens over criminals with face tattoos.

Curt

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