The Right Idea

Brian and Derek are joined by this week’s guest, Selene Rodriguez to share her firsthand experiences and observations from her recent trip to Del Rio and Eagle Pass, where she witnessed the ugly truth of what is happening along our southern border.

1:20 Derek’s “Lege-land Update” regarding the Special Session
8:55 Border Buoys - Truth vs. Myth
10:00 Firsthand River Rush
13:00 U.S. Vulnerability Due to Unchecked Immigration
16:30 Local Residents’ Takes on the Border Crisis
22:05 Current Legislation Regarding the Border
31:00 The Wall
33:20 Is the Federal Government Doing Anything At All?

Creators & Guests

Host
Brian Phillips
Brian Phillips is the Chief Communications Officer at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. For over a decade, Brian has helped policymakers and political candidates develop effective messages and communication strategies. Phillips is a veteran of presidential, congressional, and gubernatorial campaigns, and has extensive experience working in the United States Congress and public policy think tanks.
Host
Derek M. Cohen
Derek M. Cohen, Ph.D, is the Texas Public Policy Foundation's Chief Research Officer and Right on Crime Senior Fellow. Previously the Vice President of Policy and director of Right on Crime, the Foundation’s criminal justice reform initiative, Cohen was instrumental in the passage of the First Step Act, federal legislation that borrowed from successful changes to prisons and sentencing that he had helped pass in conservative states. In addition to leading the Foundation’s work on criminal justice, he is also the lead researcher of firearms policy.

What is The Right Idea?

The Right Idea: The Texas Public Policy Foundation's weekly look at the people, policy, and politics that drive Texas.