Timcast IRL · April 10, 2021 · 2h 0m
Timcast IRL #262 - White House Proposes PAYING Illegal Immigrants Cash To NOT Come Here w/JohnTamny
Episode Recap
Timcast IRL episode 262 aired on April 10, 2021, with Tim Pool hosting alongside co-host Ian Crossland and guest John Tamny. The episode centered on breaking news regarding the White House border crisis and the resignation of Roberta Jacobson as Southern Border Coordinator. Tim discussed the breaking story that the Biden administration was considering offering cash payments to residents of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador to discourage migration, a proposal Tim called insanity. He argued it would not work because immigrants would simply take the money and still come to America. The show featured John Tamny, a libertarian author and Vice President at Freedom Works, who joined to discuss economic perspectives on immigration and the Federal Reserve. Tamny argued that economic growth in the U.S. naturally attracts immigrants and that attempting to solve migration issues with central planning leads to crises. The episode also touched on the record number of migrants at the southern border, with nearly 170,000 apprehended by Border Patrol in March 2021, representing a 70 percent increase from February.
TL;DR
- →White House Southern Border Coordinator Roberta Jacobson resigned amid historic migrant surge at the southern border
- →Biden administration considered offering cash payments to Central Americans to discourage illegal immigration
- →Tim Pool criticized the proposal as ineffective, arguing immigrants would take the money and still come to America
- →Guest John Tamny argued that economic prosperity is the real 'wall' attracting migrants and that central planning won't solve the crisis
- →Border Patrol apprehended nearly 170,000 migrants in March 2021, a 70 percent increase from February
- →Discussion included John Tamny's books on the Federal Reserve and political panic surrounding the pandemic
Key Moments
- 0:00Opening and Breaking NewsTim introduces the episode and breaks the news about the White House border coordinator resignation
- 15:00Cash Payment ProposalDetailed discussion of the White House considering paying illegal immigrants to stay in their home countries
- 30:00Analysis and CriticismTim provides his perspective on why the proposal won't work and the chaos in the Biden administration
- 45:00Guest IntroductionIntroduction of John Tamny and discussion of his libertarian economic perspective
- 60:00Federal Reserve DiscussionJohn Tamny discusses his book on the Fed and economic factors affecting immigration
Notable Quotes
“The border crisis, the migrant crisis that Biden is facing has now become it's a historical record, the amount of unaccompanied children that are coming to the border.”
— Tim Pool · opening segment on breaking news
“The White House says, we'll give you money instead of spending the money on you here. Now, I'll tell you, in my opinion, that's not going to work. People are going to say, thanks for the money. Now I can use it to come to America because America rocks.”
— Tim Pool · criticism of White House proposal
“The best immigrant wall of all is a lack of economic growth... As long as the U.S. is awesome, people are going to come here. To me, that is a market phenomenon that they're trying to solve with central planning.”
— John Tamny · guest analysis on immigration economics
“It's a pull factor. The illegal immigrants have already told, or at least one has told ABC and maybe another, one of these other news outlets, I believe NBC, because of Joe Biden, because of the opportunities he's offered. They're coming to the United States.”
— Tim Pool · discussion of migration pull factors
“It's guilt money first and foremost... The consideration is absolutely insanity to me.”
— Ian Crossland · co-host reaction to cash payment proposal