Arizona HCR 2055 would declare drug cartels to be terrorist organizations under state law and direct the Arizona Department of Homeland Security to do everything within its existing authority to address the threat. The measure defines cartels to include organizations engaged in activities such as human smuggling, drug trafficking for profit, or acts of terrorism, and states that the designation does not itself support a federal asylum claim. Because federal terrorism designations and immigration law remain federal matters, the practical state question is what legal and operational consequences Arizona should attach to its own designation. Calling a cartel a terrorist organization sends a strong message, but labels matter only if they lead to clear, lawful tools. Arizona should be explicit about what agencies may actually do differently and what still belongs to federal law.