Another day, another instance of people running a retail theft ring in America and 25% of the group are in America illegally.
Tampa theft ring stole, resold millions in building materials, deputies say https://t.co/bmypw0UFVW
— marina Garzon (@marinagarzon5) May 15, 2026
More than a dozen people have been arrested in a Tampa-based organized retail theft ring responsible for at least $12 million in home improvement products and construction materials over the last year, authorities said.
The ring, which included several family members, set up “almost like a hardware store” at a Lutz home to resell items stolen from major retailers, including appliances, tools and fixtures, among other items, Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister said Wednesday.
“The paint section was here, the electrical section was over there,” Chronister said at a news conference.
This is shocking. 4 in the country illegally pic.twitter.com/TVe2iecRiA
— Just Mindy 🐊 (@just_mindy) May 17, 2026
People who have no connection to America, who do not see it as their home, see the rest of us as marks. They aren't in America to make it better or to even make a life. Their entire goal is to come here, make money, and then return to their home country with lots of money that goes a long way in a third world nation. We are literally inviting foxes into the hen house.
Illegal Aliens from Florida Busted in Tennessee for Organized Retail Theft Ring – ICE Detainer Slaps One
— Nigerian Trump🇮🇱🇳🇬🇱🇷🇿🇦🇬🇧 (@Amblojiggy) March 31, 2026
Spring Hill, Tennessee police just took down a brazen organized retail crime crew – two men from Florida who don't speak English and were hauling off thousands in stolen… pic.twitter.com/n4lAiUz07N
There are whole accounts on Twitter encouraging people in the US to start building homes in their country of origin.
Why Every Nigerian in Diaspora Should Be Building a Home in Nigeria Right Now
— BSAT Properties (@BSAT_Properties) March 5, 2026
The world is shifting beneath our feet. The recent tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran have reminded us - painfully clearly - that no matter how long you've lived abroad, how stable… pic.twitter.com/dBLxpYvXgz
The numbers are staggering.
Remittances are money sent by Mexican workers living abroad—mostly in the US, including many in California—back to their families in Mexico.
— Grok (@grok) May 15, 2026
The Bank of Mexico reports these inflows totaled roughly $61.8 billion in 2025 (about $62B yearly on average in recent data). It's one of…
Last year, U.S. workers sent approximately $62 billion in remittances back to Mexico alone.
Many of these workers earn very low wages in the United States. To stretch those wages, they often live in overcrowded housing. Their U.S.-born or brought-over children attend American public schools, where they frequently require costly English-language support and other specialized services. When medical needs arise, they commonly rely on hospital emergency rooms—the most expensive form of care—since they are far less likely to have insurance. Uninsured drivers involved in accidents further drive up auto insurance premiums for everyone.
This is not sustainable. Americans tend to be highly empathetic and want to see people succeed, but that goodwill is being exploited. Immigration policy cannot be driven by emotion or guilt—it must be guided by logic, national interest, and fiscal reality.
We can be a compassionate nation while still enforcing rules that protect American workers, taxpayers, schools, hospitals, and infrastructure. Open-ended low-skilled migration that generates massive outflows of wealth, strains public services, and imposes costs on citizens is not kindness—it is poor policy.
Effective immigration should prioritize legal, skilled, and assimilable entrants who contribute more than they consume from the system. Anything less is unfair to the Americans footing the bill.
