First, increase the Texas National Guard units involved in border security operations…That includes keeping the fleet of UH-72 Lakota aircraft in Texas to continue its vital missions.
Second, if the U.S. Border Patrol is going to release illegal immigrants into our communities to await a court date, every one should be medically screened to ensure their health and the health of our citizens.
Third, Texas should be reimbursed for the $500 million we’ve spent securing the border over the past decade. We’ve been fulfilling a federal responsibility, and the hardworking people of Texas shouldn’t have to shoulder that cost on their own.
And finally, secure this border once and for all. Invest sufficient resources to put an adequate number of Border Patrol agents on the ground permanently, and utilize existing technology, including drones, to help plug the gaps in security operations currently being filled by Texans.
Thank you again for the opportunity to appear before this committee. I am happy to answer any questions you may have.
I think we should build whatever they’re coming here for, THERE. Central America? Build hospitals, schools, shopping malls, whatever, all along the Atlantic, staff them with American doctors and teachers who also enjoy surfing.
Take the hunger from the immigrants to come here and make it our own hunger to go THERE and build and create things, like economies.