Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:00):
Let me know how high the wall is. If it's
twenty five feet, then I'll invest in a thirty foot
ladder factory. That's Tim Walls. The could be would be
one heart beat away from the president'sy choice of Kamala
Harris joining US now as Texas Borders are Mike Banks, Mike,
good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Good morning, Thanks for having me back on.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
So if we thought that Kamala was radical and refusing
to do her job on securing the southern border with
which she was tasked when she joined Joe Biden in
January of twenty twenty one, mile my here comes Tim
Wallas to say, hold my beer. He's more radical on
the border than she is, isn't he.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
You're absolutely right, And speaking of Kamala Harris, you know,
if I had her record, I'd be running from the
title Borders are as well. Fortunately for the state of Texas,
we've had just an amazing amount of success and so
it's a title that I'm going to probably stand behind
here in Texas. And you're speaking of vance or speaking
of walls, build a ladder to fight the wall that's
(01:00):
designed to keep as you said, terroor styles. And we
talk about the ninety nine terrists. That's ninety nine terrorists
that they released after they had them in custody. That
doesn't count the over three hundred and eighty four that
they know have entered the country and that they did
not release. So you know, you're looking at well, you know,
coming up on five hundred either known terrorists or terrorist
(01:20):
on the AR or individual the terrorist watch list, and
a guy wants to be the vice president of the
United States and he wants to accommodate them coming into
the country. It's just absurd.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Yeah, you know, that's why I always make this point
about issues they want us to talk about the issues.
I say that derisively because it's really the actions and
what they do and what they've done as borders are
for Texas, how are you going to combat the fact
that California they're flying these people out who are coming
in through California and now flying them into Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
And so, you know, one of things we've done is,
you know, we've decreased the traffic by eighty seven percent
in Texas. And so we had a problem when we
first started shutting down Alpasso where the illegal immigration would
happen in New Mexico and then turn around and come
right back in. And we were able to resolve that
by building some barrier that's between the two states. And
(02:16):
so one of the things we're going to do is
we're going to look at legislation on how we can
prevent bringing someone into the country. If you look at
SB four, which may be tied up in the courts,
it's you know, we feel very good about it. We
feel that definitely, you know, falls in the constitution and
that would make it illegal for them to be in
the state of Texas. And so we're going to continue
working on legislation to protect Texas, and we're going to
(02:37):
continue shoring up any of the uh, you know, the
the the weaknesses that we may find somewhere along the border.
I think the biggest thing is is that as long
as we can provide a consequence for the illegal action,
that's what's going to help continue to drive down that
that illegal traffic in the state of Texas well.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
And just to underscore Mike Banks, what you're talking about
being proud to where the title of borders are for
Texas compared to Kamala Harris with the federal government, I mean,
are we still waiting for the outcome of court cases
that the federal government has sued you and sued the
state governor Abbott in the state of Texas for daring
to secure the border, for putting the buoyz in the river,
for putting up the razor wire, and so on and
(03:17):
so forth. They sued to make you stop that. That's
not just not trying to keep the illegals out, it
is literally saying we want to help them come in.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
You know, you're absolutely right. It's like we're inviting an
invasion into the to the country. Then we're going to
sue any state or the only state really that is
doing anything to prevent it from happening. Just think of
where we're at. It's like up and down and left
is right. You're going to sue a state for enforcing
the law that you refuse to enforce. It's absurd. So yes,
(03:49):
in the lawsuits, we just had a hearing from the
fifth or decision from the fifth earlier last week. Our
buoys have never been removed from the water since the
day we put them in. They are still there. They're
gonna stay. We were sued for placing wire along the river.
We've we've been in court for that. Our wire is
(04:10):
still there. We have not had a the federal government
cut or Tampa with our wire since that landed in court,
and so and then as before, which we have absolutely
no doubt is very is constitutional and is lawful. So
we're going to continue to do that. But yeah, you're
absolutely right. Not only are we fighting a legal immigrant
(04:30):
invasion into the state, but at the same time we're
fighting our own federal government trying to prevent us from
enforcing laws.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Expecting more, there's a surge expected before November. And I
don't see why even if Trump were elected. I mean,
they still have free reign up all the way until
the time of the inauguration. What will Texas be doing
in this era?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
And so you know, I talk about having decreased the
illegal juries into Texas b eighty seven percent. Taking this
time right now to shore up the rest of our defenses,
to find areas where we still have traffic coming across
and prepare for that because you're absolutely right. Listen, whether
you know, in my professional opinion of over doing this
over year after year is that whether Trump is elected
(05:16):
or whether he doesn't get elected, you're going to see
a massive push before the elections because the mentality is
going to be get in before he becomes a president
and stops this, or once he's elected, definitely get in
before he's sworn into office. And so we do expect
an increase in traffic. We're prepared for it. We're going
to continue to push. We're going to push that PA,
(05:37):
you push that traffic away from Texas. And again, the
key to this process is to become the greatest resistance
and provide the most consequence so that the legal immigration
doesn't want to take place in the state of Texas.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Sadly, not just the greatest resistance, but the only resistance,
because you're getting no help at all from the FEDS.
The exact opposite Mike Banks, Texas porters are where that
title proudly Mike, thank you for the time, and they
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Give him now
Let me know how high the wall is. If it's
twenty five feet, then I'll invest in a thirty foot
ladder factory. That's Tim Walls. The could be would be
one heart beat away from the president'sy choice of Kamala
Harris joining US now as Texas Borders are Mike Banks, Mike,
good morning.
Speaker 2 (00:16):
Good morning, Thanks for having me back on.
Speaker 1 (00:17):
So if we thought that Kamala was radical and refusing
to do her job on securing the southern border with
which she was tasked when she joined Joe Biden in
January of twenty twenty one, mile my here comes Tim
Wallas to say, hold my beer. He's more radical on
the border than she is, isn't he.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
You're absolutely right, And speaking of Kamala Harris, you know,
if I had her record, I'd be running from the
title Borders are as well. Fortunately for the state of Texas,
we've had just an amazing amount of success and so
it's a title that I'm going to probably stand behind
here in Texas. And you're speaking of vance or speaking
of walls, build a ladder to fight the wall that's
(01:00):
designed to keep as you said, terroor styles. And we
talk about the ninety nine terrists. That's ninety nine terrorists
that they released after they had them in custody. That
doesn't count the over three hundred and eighty four that
they know have entered the country and that they did
not release. So you know, you're looking at well, you know,
coming up on five hundred either known terrorists or terrorist
(01:20):
on the AR or individual the terrorist watch list, and
a guy wants to be the vice president of the
United States and he wants to accommodate them coming into
the country. It's just absurd.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Yeah, you know, that's why I always make this point
about issues they want us to talk about the issues.
I say that derisively because it's really the actions and
what they do and what they've done as borders are
for Texas, how are you going to combat the fact
that California they're flying these people out who are coming
in through California and now flying them into Texas.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
And so, you know, one of things we've done is,
you know, we've decreased the traffic by eighty seven percent
in Texas. And so we had a problem when we
first started shutting down Alpasso where the illegal immigration would
happen in New Mexico and then turn around and come
right back in. And we were able to resolve that
by building some barrier that's between the two states. And
(02:16):
so one of the things we're going to do is
we're going to look at legislation on how we can
prevent bringing someone into the country. If you look at
SB four, which may be tied up in the courts,
it's you know, we feel very good about it. We
feel that definitely, you know, falls in the constitution and
that would make it illegal for them to be in
the state of Texas. And so we're going to continue
working on legislation to protect Texas, and we're going to
(02:37):
continue shoring up any of the uh, you know, the
the the weaknesses that we may find somewhere along the border.
I think the biggest thing is is that as long
as we can provide a consequence for the illegal action,
that's what's going to help continue to drive down that
that illegal traffic in the state of Texas well.
Speaker 1 (02:55):
And just to underscore Mike Banks, what you're talking about
being proud to where the title of borders are for
Texas compared to Kamala Harris with the federal government, I mean,
are we still waiting for the outcome of court cases
that the federal government has sued you and sued the
state governor Abbott in the state of Texas for daring
to secure the border, for putting the buoyz in the river,
for putting up the razor wire, and so on and
(03:17):
so forth. They sued to make you stop that. That's
not just not trying to keep the illegals out, it
is literally saying we want to help them come in.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
You know, you're absolutely right. It's like we're inviting an
invasion into the to the country. Then we're going to
sue any state or the only state really that is
doing anything to prevent it from happening. Just think of
where we're at. It's like up and down and left
is right. You're going to sue a state for enforcing
the law that you refuse to enforce. It's absurd. So yes,
(03:49):
in the lawsuits, we just had a hearing from the
fifth or decision from the fifth earlier last week. Our
buoys have never been removed from the water since the
day we put them in. They are still there. They're
gonna stay. We were sued for placing wire along the river.
We've we've been in court for that. Our wire is
(04:10):
still there. We have not had a the federal government
cut or Tampa with our wire since that landed in court,
and so and then as before, which we have absolutely
no doubt is very is constitutional and is lawful. So
we're going to continue to do that. But yeah, you're
absolutely right. Not only are we fighting a legal immigrant
(04:30):
invasion into the state, but at the same time we're
fighting our own federal government trying to prevent us from
enforcing laws.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
Expecting more, there's a surge expected before November. And I
don't see why even if Trump were elected. I mean,
they still have free reign up all the way until
the time of the inauguration. What will Texas be doing
in this era?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
And so you know, I talk about having decreased the
illegal juries into Texas b eighty seven percent. Taking this
time right now to shore up the rest of our defenses,
to find areas where we still have traffic coming across
and prepare for that because you're absolutely right. Listen, whether
you know, in my professional opinion of over doing this
over year after year is that whether Trump is elected
(05:16):
or whether he doesn't get elected, you're going to see
a massive push before the elections because the mentality is
going to be get in before he becomes a president
and stops this, or once he's elected, definitely get in
before he's sworn into office. And so we do expect
an increase in traffic. We're prepared for it. We're going
to continue to push. We're going to push that PA,
(05:37):
you push that traffic away from Texas. And again, the
key to this process is to become the greatest resistance
and provide the most consequence so that the legal immigration
doesn't want to take place in the state of Texas.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Sadly, not just the greatest resistance, but the only resistance,
because you're getting no help at all from the FEDS.
The exact opposite Mike Banks, Texas porters are where that
title proudly Mike, thank you for the time, and they
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Give him now
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Special Summer Offer: Exclusively on Apple Podcasts, try our Dateline Premium subscription completely free for one month! With Dateline Premium, you get every episode ad-free plus exclusive bonus content.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!