Comments by "Tim Trewyn" (@timtrewyn453) on "Texas Responds to the Border Crisis" video.

  1. Good post. I advocate for more and larger American consulates in the sending nations. People can be deported from the US to these consulates for processing. We sort them out there rather than here. States can send their National Guard troops to secure the consulates. These can be big places with simple dorms, classrooms, mess halls, clinics, farm fields, green houses, and an airfield. Pretty much like an American military base. The migrants can help build it. We'll be able to spot talent. We can match up good people with a job in the US before they arrive. Ever see an American citizen replacing a roof? It happens now and then. This approach would reduce the load on the border itself. The word would get around that the consulates are the place to go. Some migrants might settle for a job at the consulate. Homeless Americans might get a job at a consulate. You set up enterprise zones around the consulate. Pretty soon people realize the US has moved to them. It's largely a matter of establishing security.
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  2. Legal immigration is probably our best answer to reducing the impact of our national debt. We grow a bigger economy. Are you excited about the government reducing spending while it also raises your taxes to manage the debt? I didn't think so. Most of these people can make a positive contribution. We already know they can walk long distances.
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