Dave Rubin amplified a blistering DM clip of Border Czar Tom Homan this week, and the reaction is exactly what decent Americans needed to hear. Too often the media tiptoe around the hard truths of enforcing our laws, but Rubin put Homan’s plainspoken answer front and center for a public tired of political theater. The clip lands at a moment when the country is debating whether the rule of law or moral posturing will guide our immigration policy.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a forceful special message condemning what they called “indiscriminate mass deportation,” and announced a “You Are Not Alone” program to aid immigrants facing enforcement actions. The bishops, rightly motivated by pastoral concern, framed their message as a defense of human dignity while calling for immigration reform and more pastoral care for migrants. But when bishops move from spiritual guidance to policy prescriptions they implicitly pick a side in a practical national-security debate.
When reporters asked Homan about the bishops’ statement, he didn’t offer a politician’s evasion; he answered bluntly that “the Catholic Church is wrong” on this policy and suggested the church focus on its own house. Homan’s candor—saying he speaks as a lifelong Catholic and as America’s border czar—cut through the sanctimony and reminded the public that enforcing immigration laws is a sovereign obligation, not a moral optional. That kind of straight talk is rare in Washington and exactly why Americans elected officials who will act, not lecture.
Homan made a larger point that goes to the heart of the debate: a secure border saves lives and protects communities from cartels, human traffickers, and the fentanyl scourge. Those aren’t abstract talking points; they are the real-world consequences of weak borders that cost American lives and devastate families. Conservatives should not apologize for defending the rule of law or for insisting that government’s first duty is to keep its citizens safe.
Let’s be honest: many bishops and liberal elites are out of touch with the safety concerns of everyday Americans. Sympathy for migrants is noble when paired with a plan that secures borders and enforces the law, but too many in the church and the chattering class prefer virtue-signaling over solutions that protect both citizens and the vulnerable. The political left’s habit of turning compassion into cover for lawlessness must be called out, and Homan did precisely that.
Pope Francis and other religious leaders can preach mercy, and they should—but their moral influence should not translate into interference with lawful enforcement actions that keep neighborhoods safe. When the pope and bishops criticize policy from afar, American leaders have a duty to respond and defend the institutions that uphold public order. Homan’s rebuke to ecclesiastical critics was firm and necessary: enforcement is a matter of national sovereignty and public safety.
Patriots who love this country should stand with men and women on the front lines of enforcement rather than with comfortable elites who prefer appearances to outcomes. If conservatives lose the argument over who gets to set and enforce immigration policy, we lose our ability to govern and protect the American people. Support those who secure the border, back accountable enforcement, and demand that institutions preaching moral authority also live up to the hard work of keeping America safe.
