Guest post by Donald Huffines, former Texas State Senator
The cartel-controlled Mexican government is working with the United States federal government to flood Texas with millions of illegal aliens from more than 160 countries. The border crisis led the way to the collapse of the rule of law-and designed to turn Texas blue, ensure the Democratic Party will not lose the president and control the free world.
The wide-open border generates billions of dollars a year for Mexico’s corrupt, dysfunctional, cartel-controlled government, ensuring the border remains open. The key to stopping this premeditated attack on Texas is to bring economic pressure on Mexico to force the Mexican government to secure its side of the river. No illegal alien would cross our southern border if the cartel-controlled Mexican government didn’t allow it.
President Trump has indicated that he is taking a tough approach to Mexico. He began putting pressure on Mexico through the threat of tariffs in 2019. On June 7, the United States and Mexico reached an agreement for Mexico to improve immigration enforcement and take in more illegal aliens awaiting US asylum hearings. It works. US-Mexico border crossings declined by more than half. However, after Biden took office and removed the threat of tariffs, the meeting skyrocketed more than five times to 2,475,669 in 2023.
Solutions to Problems
For decades, Mexico has deliberately failed to control its borders, and with the cooperation of the United States, the situation is a full-scale invasion, allowing cartels and criminals to flourish. Texas needs to push the economy to its safe limits.
For economic warfare to be successful, Texas must clearly explain why we are applying economic pressure and what parameters must be met to end economic warfare.
The HLF was an advocate of capitalism and a truly free market, but wartime required drastic measures to ensure victory. Therefore, the Legislature should give all forms of economic pressure an automatic kill switch, which turns off this measure when crossing the Texas border illegally under 4,000 months. HLF estimates that this economic war will last no more than 90 days.
The Texas Legislature should adopt the following measures:
Crushed Tourism Industry in Mexico
By 2023, tourism will account for 9.2% of Mexico’s GDP and create jobs for more than 4.76 million Mexicans, proving to be an important part of the economy.
Texas taxpayers spend billions every year on border security, the Texas Legislature should immediately use hundreds of millions of this budget to educate citizens in North America about the dangers of traveling to Mexico. The marketing ad campaign should graphically show how dangerous it is to be a tourist in Mexico and explain that the Mexican government has targeted Mexican cartels, sex traffickers, fentanyl smugglers, murderers, and rapists.
Additionally, the Legislature should require those traveling from Texas to Mexico by land, air, or sea to sign a waiver acknowledging the dangers of traveling to Mexico, which could further disrupt tourism.
Stop, Search, and, If Necessary, Seize All Trucks and Other Shipments Transiting the US-Mexico Border Through Texas
Texas trades over $780 million a day with Mexico, while the US trades $2 billion a day with Mexico.
The Legislature should pass a bill directing the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to search all vehicles, ships, and commercial aircraft crossing the US-Mexico border through Texas to disrupt illegal activities and apply economic pressure.
State inspectors will detain commercial vehicles, ships, and commercial aircraft, searching for contraband and human smuggling, causing delays in the shipment of economic goods. The state of Texas reserves the right to inspect such shipments for safety, unauthorized materials, and appropriate documentation. Livestock and agricultural products should be exempted from such inspections to reduce the impact on perishable goods.
Determine Border Security Inspection Fee Reimbursement
Article I, Section 10, Clause 2 of the US Constitution gives Texas the authority to charge a fee to enforce inspection laws.
The Legislature would require a 6% Border Security Inspection Reimbursement (BSIR) Fee to be charged on all money transfers from any source between Texas and Mexico. Additionally, all commercial aircraft landing in Texas from Mexico will incur a $10,000 BSIR fee.
Ban on Shipments to Mexico and Other Foreign Nations by Illegal Aliens
According to the Baker Institute for Public Policy, in 2022, remittances from Texas to Mexico alone will be $8.5 billion. This money was taken out of the Texas economy and pumped into the Mexican economy. The Texas Legislature should ban all money transfers by illegal aliens.
Conclusion
The Huffines Liberty Foundation plan provides a clear path for Mexico to secure its side of the Rio Grande. If Mexico chooses this economic war, they will lose, and the Mexico we know today will cease to exist. Texas is trying to be a good friend and neighbor to Mexico, but it’s a two-way street.
Former Texas State Senator Donald B. Huffines is a strong Christian, proud fifth generation Texas, husband, father, grandfather, and self-made entrepreneur. Don Huffines fought fearlessly for fiscal control and government accountability in the Texas State Senate while representing Dallas County.
During his time in the Senate, Senator Huffines served as Vice Chairman of the Border Security Committee. Huffines also earned a reputation as one of the most conservative lawmakers in Texas. Don Huffines is currently the President of the Huffines Liberty Foundation and is leading the Texas first movement by promoting the values ​​we hold dear that make Texas great.
