I appear on Cow Guy Close after a car crashes into my home, where my son lives. The vehicle is driven by two individuals from Honduras.
This is not an abstract policy discussion for me—it is personal. What happens to my family reflects a broader pattern I see across this country. Illegal immigration, at the scale we are experiencing now, is no longer a net benefit. Estimates place the cost to American taxpayers at approximately $150 billion every year, including healthcare, education, law enforcement, and social services.
In cases like this, it often appears that there are few real consequences. Whether these individuals are released quickly or not, the larger issue remains: enforcement is weak, accountability is inconsistent, and the burden rarely falls on the system itself.
What is certain is the damage left behind. The cost to repair my home is estimated at up to $250,000. That cost falls on my family, on insurers, and ultimately on taxpayers—not on the policies that allow situations like this to continue.
This is the reality that must be part of the conversation. These are not just statistics or political arguments. These are real families, real losses, and a system that too often fails to act decisively.
