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This joint resolution declares drug cartels as terrorist organizations and empowers the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to address the threat they pose. The resolution defines drug cartels as ongoing associations engaged in human smuggling, drug trafficking for profit, or acts of terrorism, and considers them a threat to individual rights and public safety. Citing findings from the Secure the Border Act (Proposition 314), the resolution highlights concerns about increased illegal border crossings, terrorist watchlist encounters, and the dramatic rise in fentanyl seizures at the southwest border. The legislation aims to address what voters perceive as a public safety crisis, drawing on evidence from sources like the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Council on Foreign Relations, which point to the significant role of transnational criminal organizations in drug importation and distribution. Notably, the resolution explicitly states that its provisions do not support asylum claims for aliens and is intended to empower state homeland security efforts to combat drug cartel activities comprehensively.