Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
How did American farmers and ranchers end up dependent on Illegal Alien labor?
Ammon Blair breaks down the Reagan-era shift that prioritized cheap, affordable goods over protecting America's domestic workforce — and how that "consumer welfare doctrine" gutted U.S. supply chains, offshored labor to Mexico and China, and left national security as an afterthought.
🔥 Watch the full conversation on the Jesse Kelly Show
youtube.com/watch?v=_eKhg6ViK2k
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach.
Funded by thousands of individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Foundation does not accept government funds or contributions to influence the outcomes of its research.
The public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course.
Website: texaspolicy.com
X: twitter.com/tppf
Facebook: facebook.com/texaspolicy
Instagram: instagram.com/texaspolicy
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/texas-public-policy-foundation
How did American farmers and ranchers end up dependent on Illegal Alien labor?
Ammon Blair breaks down the Reagan-era shift that prioritized cheap, affordable goods over protecting America's domestic workforce — and how that "consumer welfare doctrine" gutted U.S. supply chains, offshored labor to Mexico and China, and left national security as an afterthought.
🔥 Watch the full conversation on the Jesse Kelly Show
youtube.com/watch?v=_eKhg6ViK2k
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s mission is to promote and defend liberty, personal responsibility, and free enterprise in Texas and the nation by educating and affecting policymakers and the Texas public policy debate with academically sound research and outreach.
Funded by thousands of individuals, foundations, and corporations, the Foundation does not accept government funds or contributions to influence the outcomes of its research.
The public is demanding a different direction for their government, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation is providing the ideas that enable policymakers to chart that new course.
Website: texaspolicy.com
X: twitter.com/tppf
Facebook: facebook.com/texaspolicy
Instagram: instagram.com/texaspolicy
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/texas-public-policy-foundation
