Episode 802: Securing the U.S. Southern Border

Newt's World

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News, Politics

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🗓️ 24 January 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Newt talks with Chad Wolf, Executive Director, Chief Strategy Officer and Chair, Center for Homeland Security and Immigration, American First Policy Institute, about President Donald J. Trump's unprecedented number of executive orders signed on his first day in office, focusing on immigration and border security. Trump declared a national emergency at the US-Mexico border, emphasizing the need for a physical wall and other security measures. Wolf shares his insights on the impact of these executive orders and the challenges he faced during the transition to the Biden administration. Wolf highlights the importance of maintaining strict immigration policies, the role of the military in border security, and the necessity of cooperation with the Mexican government to combat cartels. Their discussion also covers the controversial end of birthright citizenship for children of illegal immigrants, the need for federal agencies to identify non-cooperative countries, and the reinstatement of the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Newtsworld, shortly after President Donald J. Trump took the oath of office on Monday,
0:10.0	he signed more executive orders on day one than any president in history.
0:15.0	He declared a national emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border as part of immigration-related executive actions.
0:20.0	He also declared in a separate
0:21.8	order that the current situation at the southern border qualifies as an invasion. Securing the U.S.
0:28.7	southern border was a huge focus of his campaign, and he's already delivering on what he promised to
0:33.4	do. Here to discuss the executive orders and what comes next, I'm really pleased to welcome
0:38.8	my guest and my good friend Chad Wolf. Chad is the executive director, chief strategy officer,
0:44.2	and chair, Center for Homeland Security and Immigration at the America First Policy Institute.
0:49.7	He previously served as acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during President Trump's first term. He is the recipient of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during President
0:54.8	Trump's first term. He is the recipient of the U.S. Secretary of Transportation 9-11 Medal,
1:01.0	the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Distinguished Service Medal, and the National Intelligence
1:06.2	Distinguished Service Medal. distinguished service model.
1:18.8	Chad, welcome, and thank you for joining me on Newts World.
1:21.0	Well, I appreciate it, Speaker. Good to be with you.
1:24.8	I just have to ask you for a minute because you've had such an extraordinary career already.
1:27.3	Tell us briefly kind of how you got here.
1:32.3	It's kind of a strange, strange world. I was on Capitol Hill, you know, working on Capitol Hill, like any other staffer on 9-11. We were escorted out of the building as the Pentagon was hit,
1:38.5	as jets flew overhead to intercept the flight that eventually crashed in Pennsylvania.
1:43.7	And that day really marked, I think, a defining moment in my career where I made a decision
1:48.5	that I wanted to do something, wanted to give back, wanted to have service, and wanted
1:53.1	to protect the homeland.
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