Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Is the "compassionate" border policy actually the cruelest one? On this clip from The Hard Country, Joshua Treviño makes the case that shutting down mass migration — and the human trafficking, sex trafficking, and violence it fuels — isn't heartless. It's a mercy to the world's most vulnerable people.
Since President Trump's return to office on January 20, 2025, this has been the core argument for border enforcement. Agree or disagree — this is the debate nobody else is having.
🎧 Full episode of The Hard Country wherever you get your podcasts
📰 Read more from Joshua Treviño at National Review and thecannononline.com
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Is the "compassionate" border policy actually the cruelest one? On this clip from The Hard Country, Joshua Treviño makes the case that shutting down mass migration — and the human trafficking, sex trafficking, and violence it fuels — isn't heartless. It's a mercy to the world's most vulnerable people.
Since President Trump's return to office on January 20, 2025, this has been the core argument for border enforcement. Agree or disagree — this is the debate nobody else is having.
🎧 Full episode of The Hard Country wherever you get your podcasts
📰 Read more from Joshua Treviño at National Review and thecannononline.com
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
