{"id":2196213,"date":"2024-03-11T06:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dear-msnbc-i-care-about-the-border-crisis-because-illicit-fentanyl-killed-my-daughter\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T06:55:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:55:22","slug":"dear-msnbc-i-care-about-the-border-crisis-because-illicit-fentanyl-killed-my-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dear-msnbc-i-care-about-the-border-crisis-because-illicit-fentanyl-killed-my-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"To MSNBC: Border Crisis Matters &#8211; Fentanyl Took My Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdear-msnbc-i-care-about-the-border-crisis-because-illicit-fentanyl-killed-my-daughter%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2196213&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>My only daughter is gone. I have endured the life-altering agony of her loss every single day for the \u200dpast nine years, along with the families of hundreds of thousands of other victims of this \u200cillicit fentanyl crisis. Our loved ones were deceived and poisoned\u200d to death\u200d by fake pills and contaminated recreational drugs.<\/p>\n<p>The southern \u2062border remains the undeniable main entry point for illicit fentanyl into the United States, as confirmed by every investigative agency. West Virginia has consistently ranked among the top five states for illicit fentanyl injuries and deaths since China and Mexico&#8217;s \u200cdrug cartels launched their\u200d open drug warfare \u200bcampaign against the \u200dU.S. Virginia is not far\u2063 behind.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1629384040\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5ae89c4e71395f26c0520eb9df9ca40a fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5ae89c4e71395f26c0520eb9df9ca40a\"><\/div>\n<p>In the past \u2064five \u2064years, fentanyl overdose deaths in the United \u2064States have\u200d skyrocketed. Deaths linked to the potent \u2064synthetic opioid \u2062fentanyl surged 279 percent from 2016 to 2021. Yet, MSNBC anchors find the crisis\u200c at our border\u2064 amusing.<\/p>\n<p>On Super Tuesday, Jen\u200b Psaki, Joy Reid, and Rachel Maddow shared a laugh at\u200d the\u200c notion that voters in Virginia would prioritize the border and immigration. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"IRvh9oLQ\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jen Psaki, Joy\u200c Reid, and Rachel\u2062 Maddow are laughing on MSNBC at the fact\u200d that voters in Virginia care about immigration:<\/p>\n<p>Maddow: \u201cWell, Virginia does have a border with West Virginia.\u201d<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MDyjJuUkzn\">pic.twitter.com\/MDyjJuUkzn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1765206817737453720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>What\u2064 gives MSNBC the right to\u200d allow their staff or guests to openly mock victims\u200c and\u2064 families\u200b of this crisis? Why do they dismiss \u200bour concerns \u2063about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oops-treasury-erred-in-giving-700-million-covid-loan-to-trucking-company-congress-says\/\" title=\"Treasury's 0M COVID loan to trucking company was a mistake, says Congress.\">national security conditions<\/a> that contributed to the deaths, illnesses, and injuries of \u200cour loved ones? How is it acceptable to deepen the wounds of those who have already suffered so much?<\/p>\n<p>Illicit fentanyl analogs are not the same as the prescription-grade fentanyl used clinically. These new \u200dforms are chemically altered to \u200cincrease potency and duration. None of the illicit fentanyl analogs\u2064 on\u2062 the \u2063street are safe for human use due to their high \u2064lethality.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7a97f7d84e78ab1df5e665867df55651 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7a97f7d84e78ab1df5e665867df55651\"><\/div>\n<p>We are burying infants, children,\u2063 teens, and even non-drug\u200d users who have accidentally ingested or come \u200cinto contact\u2063 with illicit fentanyl. Millions of Americans have been poisoned and killed by criminal acts \u2062of deception, with illicit fentanyl hidden in commonly used drugs. Counterfeit pills that mimic pharmaceutical products have also caused widespread poisoning.<\/p>\n<p>The majority of victims, both alive and deceased, were unaware \u200cthat they were\u200b consuming illicit fentanyl. They did not &#8220;overdose,&#8221; they were poisoned. When someone hides or disguises a harmful substance without the knowledge or consent of another person, it\u200b is poisoning by definition.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone who\u200c has experienced the loss of a child or loved one to this illicit fentanyl\u200b crisis knows that our\u200b southern border is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-takes-drastic-action-as-thousands-of-immigrants-illegally-enter-tucson-daily\/\" title=\"Border Patrol combats daily influx of illegal immigrants in Tucson\">primary entry point<\/a> for this \u200bdeadly \u2062drug. It is \u2064present in \u200bevery city, county, and state, all\u2063 entering our country through the same route.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of thousands \u2064of children have\u200d been left orphaned \u2063by fentanyl-related deaths, and \u2062millions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-cuomo-may-be-in-trouble-melissa-derosa-is-his-assistant-who-outed-him-and-her-mother-in-law-audrey-strauss-is-head-of-the-dojs-sdny\/\" title=\"Governor Cuomo May Be In Trouble \u2013 Melissa DeRosa Is His Assistant Who Outed Him and Her Mother-in-Law, Audrey Strauss, Is Head of the DOJ\u2019s SDNY\">grieving family members<\/a> are struggling to cope with the\u200c loss of their \u2063loved ones. \u2062The pain is \u2062so unbearable that \u200dsome parents have taken their own lives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ef580ce71d0f8033d42a110b5e10d502 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ef580ce71d0f8033d42a110b5e10d502\"><\/div>\n<p>As political pundits continue to \u200cinsult and mock the victims and\u200d families affected by this crisis, I want to remind them of \u200dtwo\u2062 crucial things: We \u200bare a significant part of MSNBC&#8217;s potential \u2063audience, and <strong>we vote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This reprehensible behavior has made it impossible for me, a former lifelong Democrat, to support the \u200cDemocratic Party any longer as long as it advocates \u2063for open borders.<\/p>\n<p>The victims and grieving families \u200ddeserve better than this. You \u2064have consistently failed\u200c to \u200dshow even the most \u2063basic levels of human compassion. That is unforgivable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-106a5d4cd3dff61e9722614e1bf1419c fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-106a5d4cd3dff61e9722614e1bf1419c\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can media outlets like\u2064 MSNBC \u2064dismiss the concerns about national security conditions that\u2063 contribute to fentanyl-related \u200cdeaths and injuries?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  On and violence. This is not something to laugh \u200babout or dismiss as inconsequential.<\/p>\n<p>The illicit fentanyl crisis is a devastating reality that has taken \u200ccountless lives across \u2064the United\u2064 States. \u2062Families like mine have had to \u200cendure the unbearable pain of losing a \u2062loved \u2062one to this\u2062 deadly drug. And yet,\u200b some media outlets, like MSNBC, seem to find it amusing.<\/p>\n<p>On Super Tuesday, MSNBC anchors Jen Psaki,\u200d Joy Reid, and Rachel Maddow shared a laugh at the \u2063idea\u2062 that voters in Virginia would prioritize the \u200dborder and immigration. They made light \u200bof the very real concerns and struggles \u200dof families like \u2064mine who have been directly affected by the \u2062influx of\u200b fentanyl\u200d across our southern border.<\/p>\n<p>But what gives\u200b MSNBC the right to mock victims and families of this crisis? Why do they \u2063dismiss our concerns about the national\u200d security conditions that \u2063have contributed to the deaths, illnesses, and injuries of our loved ones? How is \u2063it acceptable to\u2064 further deepen the wounds of those who have already suffered so much?<\/p>\n<p>Illicit fentanyl \u200danalogs \u200dare not the same as the prescription-grade fentanyl used clinically. These new forms of fentanyl are chemically altered to increase potency and duration, making them\u2063 even more dangerous.\u200d None of \u2062the illicit fentanyl analogs\u200d found on the street are safe for human use due to their high lethality.<\/p>\n<p>The southern border remains \u200dthe primary entry point for illicit fentanyl into the United States, as confirmed by various investigative agencies. States\u2062 like West Virginia have consistently\u2062 ranked \u2062among the top five for fentanyl-related injuries and deaths. The drug cartels\u200b in China and\u200c Mexico \u200chave launched an open drug warfare \u200dcampaign against the U.S., and the consequences are devastating.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 the past five years alone, fentanyl overdose deaths in the United States have skyrocketed. Deaths linked to this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-on-track-for-deadliest-year-on-record-for-drug-overdoses\/\" title=\"San Francisco set to have deadliest year ever for drug overdoses.\">potent synthetic opioid<\/a> have surged 279 percent from 2016 to 2021. This \u200cis a crisis of immense proportions, and\u2064 it demands serious attention \u2064and action.<\/p>\n<p>As families continue to grieve and bear the weight of their loss, it is crucial that media outlets like MSNBC show respect and empathy for the victims and their families. Mocking or\u2063 trivializing the \u200cissue only serves to perpetuate the pain and further marginalize those who have been \u200bdirectly affected.<\/p>\n<p>We need a collective\u200d effort to address the illicit fentanyl crisis, secure our borders, and disrupt the drug cartels&#8217; operations. Governments at all\u200d levels, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-governor-encourages-people-to-call-police-on-neighbors-violating-covid-orders\/\" title=\"Oregon Governor Encourages People To Call Police On Neighbors Violating COVID Orders\">law enforcement agencies<\/a>, healthcare providers, and communities must work\u200d together to prevent further loss of life and protect our citizens.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200ca grieving parent,\u2063 I implore MSNBC and all \u200bmedia outlets to reconsider their approach to covering this\u2064 issue. Let us not forget the real faces behind the statistics \u2064- the daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, and friends who have been taken from us \u200cfar too soon. It is time \u2064to \u200ctreat this\u200c crisis with the seriousness and compassion\u200c it deserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My daughter&#8217;s death has left me in perpetual agony for nine years. Countless families, including mine, have endured the devastating consequences of the illicit fentanyl crisis. 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