Illegal Drugs and Immigration: Does U.S. Have a Border Crisis?
Host: Dennis Weng Since returning to the White House in January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump has made illegal immigration and drugs a central focus of his second term. However, some of his more extreme tactics have led to clashes between protestors and law enforcement and provoked strong feelings on both sides of the political divide. Does the United States really have an immigration crisis? Just how bad has the fentanyl problem become in California and other U.S. states? And could tariffs really be an effective tool for stopping the flow of illegal drugs across America’s borders? In this episode, TaiwanTalks speaks to a U.S. legal expert and former California state official to learn more about the ground truth behind some of these controversial headlines. Our guest: Wallace R. McKenzie - Former California Department of Justice Deputy Attorney General
