Will Hurd
Border Security Expert | Former Congressional Representative and CIA Officer
About
Will Hurd brings a unique perspective to America's most pressing policy challenges, combining frontline experience in national security with legislative expertise. As a former CIA officer who worked undercover overseas and later served as a U. S.
Congressman representing a Texas district along the Mexican border, he offers rare insight into the complexities of border security and immigration policy. His TED Talk "A wall won't solve America's border problems" reflects his nuanced understanding of immigration challenges, drawing from both his intelligence background and his direct experience representing one of America's largest border districts. Rather than relying on partisan talking points, Hurd approaches policy issues with the analytical rigor of an intelligence professional and the practical wisdom of someone who has witnessed these challenges firsthand.
His perspective challenges conventional wisdom and offers evidence-based solutions to complex national security and immigration issues.
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A wall won't solve America's border problems
"Building a 30-foot-high concrete structure from sea to shining sea is the most expensive and least effective way to do border security," says Congressman Will Hurd, a Republican from Texas whose district encompasses two times zones and shares an 820-mile border with Mexico. Speaking from Washington, DC in a video interview with former state attorney general Anne Milgram, Hurd discusses the US government's border policy and its controversial detention and child separation practices -- and lays out steps toward a better future at the border. (Recorded at the TED World Theater in New York on September 10, 2019)
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