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August 7, 2025


Title: Texas can Avoid Europe’s Migration-Crime Problem
Topic: Immigration
Discussed by Patricio “Patrick” Andres
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)


Part 1 of 3

Texans continue to bear the cost of the influx of illegal immigrants from other countries that enter and reside in the state.

Today, Patricio “Patrick” Andrés discusses what is happening in European countries due to massive illegal immigration and explains why Texas must continue to lead, serving as a model for how states can reclaim their Constitutional role. Patrick Andrés is a Policy Scholar for the Secure and Sovereign Texas Initiative at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Click here to read Patrick’s op-ed on this very important topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Recently, Patrick met with young leaders from around the world where complex and chaotic migration problems were discussed. In this segment, Patrick shares some thoughts from those conversations.

What happened to women and young girls at a festival in Paris? Who planned the attack? NOTE: PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN LISTENING TO THIS PART. SOME INFORMATION DISCUSSED IS NOT CHILD-FRIENDLY.



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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Texas can Avoid Europe’s Migration-Crime Problem
Topic: Immigration
Discussed by Patricio “Patrick” Andres
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Does the influx of illegal immigrants into Texas overcrowd schools, strain the health care system, overwhelm law enforcement, and drastically effect rural counties?

Do many once-prosperous European countries now face social disintegration, rising insecurity, and cultural fracturing due to lax immigration policies? Patrick explains why assimilation has failed in many foreign countries.

Is it possible to be Christ-like in our behavior while also wanting law and order in our nation? Patrick passionately discusses the need to be able to protect our families, communities, and law enforcement officers, saying: “We cannot accept this as the new normal.”



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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Texas can Avoid Europe’s Migration-Crime Problem
Topic: Immigration
Discussed by Patricio “Patrick” Andres
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

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How can we overcome this crisis? Patrick thanks President Donald Trump for his attention to this matter on a national scale and has a few quick suggestions on how Texas can continue to lead our nation by example.

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August 22, 2024


Title: Keeping Tabs on Illegal Immigrants
Topic: Illegal Immigration
Discussed by Patricio “Patrick” Andres
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)

Texas Governor Abbott has bussed thousands upon thousands of illegal immigrants to blue states. Has his planned worked? Have mayors of sanctuary cities across the nation been hit with the cold-hard-truth that illegal immigration is, in fact, extremely costly and dangerous?

New guest, Patricio “Patrick” Andres, is a Policy Scholar for the Secure and Sovereign Texas Initiative with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Today, Mr. Andres gives an update about the cost all Texans are paying (both in safety and financially) for the flood of illegals coming across the southern border.

Click here to read Patricio’s op-ed on this very important issue.

Click here for another article in The New York Times concerning this topic.

Questions/Issues Discussed:

Does the cost for health care, education, and other public services remain expensive? Patrick discusses the research that went into his latest editorial and reveals just how much it is costing.

What services are blue cities providing free of charge to illegal immigrants? Are some blue cities providing illegal immigrants with reloadable VISA cards?

Governor Abbot has directed Texas hospitals to collect information about illegal immigrants who seek emergency care. What information is collected? Patrick assures that the care given to the illegal immigrants is not affected when information is collected and reported to the Health and Human Services Commission.

No other country in the world offers free housing, free healthcare, free education, and free food to illegal immigrants. Can America really afford to pay for the housing, healthcare, education, and food for every person who wishes to live in our great country? Patrick reveals more statistics on just how much providing these services to illegal immigrants is costing Texas taxpayers.

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