Illegal drugs expected to be top national security threat in 2024: DHS

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : "[U.S. Customs and Border Protection] is on pace to encounter more migrants at the southern border this year than any other year except 2022, with encounters spiking just prior to the January announcement of expanded parole processes for migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela," the report said.
52% : "Cyber actors likely will seek to exploit election-related networks and data, including state, local, and political parties' networks and election officials' personal devices and e-mail accounts.
50% : Also, "increased migration from the eastern hemisphere has exasperated border security challenges," the report said.
40% : "DHS said these cyberattacks, which may come from countries such as Russia, China and Iran, will "continue efforts to target and steal sensitive US information, research, and technology," in addition to attempting to potentially meddle in the 2024 election, according to the report.
34% : In its report released Thursday, DHS said it expects illegal drugs produced in Mexico and sold in the United States will continue to kill more Americans than any other threat.
31% : The report also notes that illegal drugs impact American communities by "supporting violent criminal enterprises, money laundering and corruption that undermines the rule of law.

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