This issue of Veritas, a publication of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, features the work of Bonton Farms, a ministry whose work has been highlighted by TPPF’s Right on Work initiative, TPPF’s new Second Amendment Initiative, and ideas for finding common ground when discussing immigration reform.
Border Security
STATE IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ISN’T A POLICY PREFERENCE: It’s a Core Function of Sovereignty, Public Safety, and National Security
Protects Citizenship: Citizenship is the covenant that binds a political community, defining rights, duties, and the consent to self-government. Immigration enforcement maintains the legal boundary between members and non-members. When unlawful entry and presence are left unregulated at scale, that boundary erodes. Membership is no longer determined by law and allegiance, but by physical access...
May 26, 2026