Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said Oklahoma is seeing the effects of a "porous border," and hopes the legislature will pass a bill that makes illegal entry into the state a crime. Drummond said this in an opinion piece for the Oklahoman on March 26. 

"These leaders know that Oklahoma is suffering the dire consequences of a porous border," said General Gentner Drummond, Attorney General of Oklahoma. "They understand that Mexican and Chinese nationals have infiltrated the marijuana industry and populated countless illegal grows. I commend them for their willingness to support law enforcement and protect our state, and I look forward to the day we can fully enforce Oklahoma's own version of SB 4."

According to the op-ed in The Oklahoman, Drummond expressed support for Texas' passage of Senate Bill 4, which gives local law enforcement the authority to arrest and deport illegal immigrants. He mentioned his participation in a coalition of Attorney Generals striving to "defend the Texas law and enhance our own ability to protect our people." Drummond said that "Oklahoma needs its own version of SB 4."

Drummond suggested that a bill like SB4 would assist the Organized Crime Task Force in Oklahoma, which collaborates with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics to combat illicit drug trafficking and production. According to Drummond's op-ed, law enforcement currently cannot arrest foreign nationals without probable cause of crime involvement. "An Oklahoma law mirroring SB 4 would allow my agents to arrest these illegal immigrants and subject them to criminal charges and deportation. That is a tremendous win for public safety," he said. 

Southwest Ledger News reported that Oklahoma is a popular state for international crime organizations, including Mexican drug cartels. In an article published in June 2023, Drummond described Oklahoma as "the distribution network for the United States." He said criminal groups are engaged in "human trafficking, sex trafficking, fentanyl, and other stuff." Fentanyl precursors reportedly arrive from China into Mexico where cartels transport it across the border and into Oklahoma. Once inside the state, it is "manufactured in pill form and passed out."

The Office of the Oklahoma Attorney General website reveals that Gentner Drummond is Oklahoma's 19th Attorney General. Prior to taking office, he worked as a private practice attorney and is also a rancher, banker, and businessman.