The U.S. needs a strategy to limit the burden on Americans and protect our quality of life. Instead, the Democratic Party merely virtue signals, saying, "Welcome, take whatever we have." As of Jan. 1, California is offering Medi-Cal to approximately 760,000 undocumented migrants of all ages. The state faces a staggering $68 billion deficit.

Anyone can look back, it takes a special bunch of powers to look forward. And, as long as you don’t think about it too much or revisit this column, you’ll find my predictive powers rank up there with whoever is touted today as someone with predictive powers (The only name that comes to mind is Carnac the Magnificent, but no one under 70 will know who that is). So, let us look forward to what we can expect to happen (or not) in 2024.

We may as well rename the Colorado Supreme Court as the Colorado Kangaroo Court. Without Trump being convicted of "insurrection" for the Jan. 6th riot, four Democrat-appointed judges have decided he must be removed from the state's Primary Ballot. Network news touted the result as "historic," "stunning," "explosive" – and proclaimed their "solemn duty to apply the law, without fear or favor." It looks like elitist liberal journalists are growing increasingly uncomfortable with Biden's struggle – in their own polls.

The Colorado Supreme Court has construed the 14th Amendment to bar Donald J. Trump from running for President. Does that Court have jurisdiction to construe and execute Section 3? It does not. Is President Trump ineligible to appear on the ballot because of Section 3? He is not. Under Section 5 of the 14th Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction.

Liberal Democrat Logic is on display in almost every issue you can name. For instance, on the Impeachment "Inquiry" of Joe Biden, Democrats’ & The Media's defense seems to be: "There's no credible evidence." What are they talking about? There’s Joe’s emails & text messages, his expensive cars & vacation homes, there's whistleblower's testimony, bank records, and Joe’s bragging of getting a Ukrainian Official fired by leveraging American aid. I probably left some things out, but I've made a list by subject – and it makes no sense!

Honestly, when I first saw the recent story of a sex tape being filmed in the U.S. Senate, I was a little confused. Who hires a guy who posted sexually explicit pictures of himself all over social media? What office hired him in the first place? Ultimately, I find it odd the guy was hired to begin with. Did no one do a simple Internet Search during the hiring process? The answer is: Democrats have no standards – and this will soon be a requirement for being hired by them anyway.

Democrats say they want certain places to “look like America” but the true “look” of America is people the most qualified getting the job, the best winning, and people be able to go wherever they want without regard to their skin color holding them back. We fought a war against Democrats to end slavery, then spent 100 years fighting the segregation and Jim Crow laws they put in place to keep people hating each other.

Its crucial for the public to recognize that decisions regarding state insurance policies – especially in Texas – resonate nationally. The decisions we make here, impact crucial markets and hardworking families in other states all across the nation. So as a State Legislator, my duty is to safeguard consumers and emphasize that a state-centric approach to accountability and regulation is only effective when each state retains control. Such weighty matters should not be delegated to out-of-state groups. Here's why.

Ever since the testimony before Congress one week ago, Ivy League Presidents and the nation's Compliant Press have had a tough go of things. The University of Pennsylvania's president has stepped down, as the school is seeing significant endowment money pulled. And now Harvard’s President, Claudine Gay, finds herself in the crosshairs. In truth, what the press is willing to forgive with Gay is completely confounding when we look at the reactions to their preferred target of late – Elon Musk.

Two Things are True: One, former President Trump's polling – nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa– has never been better. And two, Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by the Biden Justice Dept. to prosecute Trump, is taking self-described "extraordinary" measures to put Trump on trial before The Election. The two things are related – and nothing more effectively illustrates the contrast between Trump's rising political fortunes, and the Biden Admin's effort to imprison him before the election.

Nothing exemplifies America's tech industry dominance in the global economy more than the meteoric rise of what's called the "Magnificent 7" – the stocks of Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia & Tesla. These companies single-handedly account for nearly all the gains in the stock market this year... which is to say, American shareholders who own them have a net worth of nearly $10 trillion. Apparently some in Congress would rather have us all buy our cellphones and search engines and robots from China or India.

I don’t understand why the supporters of the party of Hamas & Socialism are giving Donald Trump an in-kind campaign contribution in the form of their girlish, fussy cries of “He’s an authoritarian!” Democrats should be grateful if Trump wins the nomination and the election. Trump's an older guy who grew up in a different era, and still has that sliver of respect for our nation's institutions. But since when are we Americans against punishing wrongdoers? Trump may not be an angel, but he can still understand justice.

Israeli Survivors & 1st Responders described the horror of rape as a weapon of war: "He didn't pick up his pants. He shot her while inside her." Another Israeli Medic witnessed "a naked woman with a sharp object stuck in the intimate area of her body." A morgue worker said, "We saw women with bloody underwear, with broken legs & broken pelvises." So where is the outrage from NOW, the National Organization of Women, or from Emily's List, or even Planned Parenthood? Where is the March by America's Liberal Women's Movement?

Green groups are supposed to be about keeping our rivers, lakes and streams clean. They are supposed to be about fighting litter and keeping toxic chemicals out of the air. Their job is to maintain the beauty of our national parks and save elephants and tigers. Not anymore. The New York Times recently reported in a disturbing headline: "Environmental Groups Cut Programs as Funding Shifts to Climate Change."

Thankfully, many Texas employers offer Health Care Coverage options like discounted prescriptions at certain more-affordable pharmacies. Patients like having those choices: in fact, a recent poll shows that more than 70% of Texas voters would rather go to a specific pharmacy if it meant having access to more affordable prescription drugs. Meanwhile, big drug companies continue to raise prescription drug prices – without any accountability.

The "rules of war" are violated by Hamas daily. International protocols require combatants to not to blend in with civilians, not to use them as shields, not to murder non-combatants, not to rape them, not to mutilate them, not to execute civilians without trial, and to wear uniforms. Why, then, would millions ally themselves with this odious reincarnation of the SS? Are they ignorant of the history of the Middle East? Are they arrogant – since few challenge their hate and threats?

With New Yorkers complaining about Mayor Eric Adams's announced cuts to Police Protection and Sanitation, he's saying, "Don't yell at me – yell at D.C." He's trying to shift the blame to Joe Biden and the Democrats' open-borders policies. But don't fall for it. The surge of Illegal Immigrants inundating New York accounts for less than half (42%) of the city's looming fiscal crisis, and Adams is proposing to shrink New York City Police Force to its lowest level since the 1990s.

Congressional District 23, which I represent, spans more than 800 miles of the U.S.-Mexico Border – stretching from San Antonio to El Paso. Crime and violence are unfortunate common denominators that I hear about time and time again, and whether in urban areas, rural towns, or along the border, there's a sense that crime is on the rise and that Law Enforcement is stretched too thin. That's why I’ve been laser-focused on working with Local, State & Federal Officials to "Back the Blue" in San Antonio.

I’ll put this out there right off: the American Dream is not dead! What is dead, however, is most people’s idea of what that phrase means. The Wall Street Journals just wrote, “The American Dream — the proposition that anyone who works hard can get ahead regardless of their background — has slipped out of reach in the minds of many Americans.” So, we need an intervention... someone who embodies that dream to virtually smack us across the face with a dead fish to wake us up, because the Dream is not guaranteed.

The Biden-Mayorkas strategy isn’t working. Customs & Border Protection continues to encounter alien criminals who've been previously convicted of crimes like sexual assault, theft, and murder. Just a few days ago Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens said his agents have been arresting an average of 47 aliens with “serious criminal histories” per day this year. Local Law Enforcement is seeing the same, too. And the costs of every one of these crimes and arrests, falls on taxpayers.