Geopolitics & Empire Ammon Blair: Civil War, Cartels, Protecting the Border & Citizenship
Nov 14, 2025
Ammon Blair, a Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and former U.S. Border Patrol agent, dives into pressing issues surrounding U.S. border security and immigration policy. He draws parallels between current political tensions and post-Civil War conflicts, emphasizing how globalism undermines national sovereignty. Blair describes the cartel's role in exploiting migration and stresses the importance of clear citizenship definitions and rule of law. He discusses the hybrid threats posed by cartels and the need for a comprehensive response to protect civil liberties.
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Cartels' Rise From Symbiosis To Insurgency
- Blair recounts how Mexican cartels evolved from symbiotic partners of the state into insurgent organizations after the PRI lost power.
- He explains US military cooperation and Mexican special forces training preceded the cartels' violent growth into insurgencies like the Zetas.
Migration Pipeline As Cartel Supply Chain
- Cartels built a US pipeline using cells, intermediaries and subcontractors and then monetized human smuggling into indebted labor.
- Blair calls the resulting mass movement and debt bondage the largest slave trade in Western Hemisphere history.
Restore Clear Citizenship And Return Paths
- Preserve clear legal definitions for citizen, foreign national and illegal alien to protect sovereignty and constitutional rights.
- Blair endorses orderly returns and using CBP One app for self‑deportation to avoid lengthy reentry bans.
