Secure the Border & Stop Human Trafficking

Border Security: Repelling the Invasion

Allowing cartels, human traffickers, and foreign adversaries to exploit our borders is cowardly, unacceptable, and threatens the sovereignty our Founders fought to secure. Texans have been facing an invasion that burdens our communities, drains resources, and endangers lives—all while the federal government has failed its duty under Article IV, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution to protect states from invasion. Doc Pete Chambers will SECURE Texas borders and repel this threat with a phased approach rooted in his military and foreign diplomatic experience, adapting proven doctrines to restore control.

Doc will secure the border in the same manner he treated wounded Soldiers on the battlefield: stop the bleeding, treat the wounds, and stabilize for long-term care:

• Stop the Bleeding: Declare a hybrid threat emergency and deploy Texas State Guard and National Guard forces under Title 32 to immediately secure key terrain, deny access to cartels, and interdict smuggling routes. Partner with willing county sheriffs and federal agencies like USNORTHCOM for real-time ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance), biometric tools, and joint task forces to achieve 100% domain awareness and halt unlawful crossings within the first 100 days.
  
• Treat the Wounds: Reform fragmented authorities by integrating Titles 10, 32, and 50 for seamless federal-state collaboration, including intelligence sharing and counterintelligence against cartel networks. Establish Special Missions Units (SMUs) modeled on elite forces to disrupt hybrid threats, while passing state legislation to shield local enforcers from litigation and mandate 287(g) participation for data access.
  
• Stabilize for Long-Term Care: Build sustainable, whole-of-society defenses through Homeland Defense Compacts, community engagement to counter cartel influence, and contingency plans to "future-proof" Texas against federal inaction—leveraging Article 4, Section 7 of the Texas Constitution to call forth Texas forces and repel invasions if needed. Push for federal reforms like offshore asylum processing and sanctions on migration facilitators to eliminate pull factors. Address internal enablers by enforcing Texas laws against aiding cartels, launching education programs to deter participation, and using counterintelligence to deny them societal footholds, protecting vulnerable Texans from exploitation.

The Why

Cartels and transnational networks operate as hybrid insurgents, controlling territory, infiltrating economies, and weaponizing migration to destabilize Texas. This invasion has led to over 10 million unlawful entries nationwide since 2021, costing Texans billions in healthcare, education, and public safety while enabling fentanyl deaths and human trafficking. The bulk of our societal issues are downstream of unchecked migration, overburdening populations and systems that are not built to take on the numbers we’ve had forced upon us. Throughout our history, the federal government has abdicated its responsibility under Article IV, Section 4 to protect states from invasion, leaving Texas vulnerable. As Commander-in-Chief of Texas forces, the Governor must act to restore sovereignty and protect our people.

Through improper federal policies and lack of enforcement, adversaries exploit seams in our defenses, turning the border into a gray-zone battlefield. Doc's experience in Foreign Internal Defense (FID) abroad shows that adapting this to Domestic Internal Defense (DID) is essential to neutralize these threats without ceding ground.

The How

Adapting FID to DID is both lawful and effective. No longer will Texas rely on optics like made-for-TV barriers that fail to stop crossings; instead, we'll build unified command with total access across domains—land, air, cyber, and more. Doc will achieve immediate relief by declaring an emergency, pushing legislation through the 2027 legislative session, and calling a Special Legislative Session (if needed) to enact a State Homeland Defense Act, defining hybrid threats, creating SMUs, and authorizing compacts with USNORTHCOM for ISR and funding. This will integrate local sheriffs as operational commanders, ensure seamless communication, and impose consequences through rapid interdiction and prosecution.

Additional sessions will pass reforms for data fusion, counterintelligence, and sustainment infrastructure like forward bases. To future-proof against federal failures, Doc will execute contingency operations under Texas Constitution Article 4, Section 7, mobilizing Texas forces (National and State Guard) to execute laws and repel invasions while collaborating with favorable federal entities now. Exemptions for humanitarian cases will align with statutory protections, but asylum will be rechanneled offshore to collapse cartel incentives.

Doc will also advocate federally for withdrawing from exploitable treaties, imposing remittance fees on non-cooperative nations, and sanctioning TCOs (Transnational Criminal Organizations)—ensuring Texas leads a national restoration of border integrity. Doc Pete Chambers is committed to repelling the invasion and returning sovereignty to The People. In Texas, you shouldn't live in fear of unchecked threats; under Doc's leadership, you won't. We want your feedback on securing our borders! Join our discussions on social media so we can make Texas safe for all future generations.