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For years, Texans have been told that the border crisis requires “compassionate compromise,” “workforce solutions,” or some new version of the “comprehensive immigration reform” that purports to ensure future enforcement of the law while rewarding those who broke it. We’ve heard these arguments before. They’ve failed every time.
That’s why Texans should be deeply skeptical of politicians and activists who dress up amnesty as pragmatism—and why the record matters.
Ryan Binkley, running for congress in Texas’ redrawn 32nd Congressional District, is exactly this kind of politician.He previously ran against Donald Trump from the left in the 2024 Republican Primary.
Binkley’s own words and policy proposals reveal a worldview fundamentally at odds with border security, the rule of law, and the priorities of Texas voters. While Texans are demanding mass deportations and ending taxpayer subsidies for illegal aliens, Binkley has consistently argued for bipartisan “compromises” that place amnesty above the enforcement of our laws.
For example, Binkley has publicly supported the “Dignity Act,” a bill that every conservative group has identified as a mass amnesty scheme. Despite claims that it was “not an amnesty,” the proposal would have allowed millions of illegal aliens to remain in the country, receive work authorization, and eventually obtain permanent legal status after paying a nominal fine. This is, by definition, amnesty, and Texans know it.
Binkley praised the Dignity Act as “a great start to securing our border,” despite the fact that it legalized illegal presence before achieving meaningful, permanent enforcement. Conservatives from Steve Bannon to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville rightly called it what it was: an amnesty bill designed to placate Open Borders activists while doing little to achieve permanent border security.
This isn’t an isolated position. Binkley’s campaign platform called for granting legal status and work authorization to illegal aliens who had been in the country for five years or more, including renewable work permits and pathways to lawful permanent residence in the United States. And just like Democrat Barack Obama, he also supported in-state tuition for illegal aliens and legalization for DACA recipients.
Texans have made their position clear. In the 2024 Republican Primary, voters overwhelmingly supported ballot propositions calling for an end to taxpayer subsidies for illegal aliens, including in-state tuition, and to reject any amnesty proposals. These were not close votes; they were clear mandates.
Politicians like Binkley continue to argue that Republicans “can’t do it on their own” and must meet Democrats “in the middle” on immigration. That “middle” has consistently meant more legal status, more guest worker programs, and more incentives for illegal immigration—while enforcement remains temporary, reversible, and dependent upon who occupies the White House.
We’ve seen where that road leads. Texas is now dealing with the consequences: overwhelmed communities, strained public services, depressed wages, and developments that openly market to illegal aliens while skirting accountability. At the same time, politicians who oppose decisive enforcement continue to cloak themselves in the language of compassion while ignoring the harm done to American workers and Texas families.
Compassion does not require surrender. The rule of law is not optional. And securing the border does not require granting amnesty to those who crossed it illegally.
Texans for Strong Borders believes the path forward is clear: secure the border, mandate E-Verify, end taxpayer subsidies for illegal aliens, and enforce the law consistently and unapologetically. Anything less is not reform—it’s repetition of failure.
Millions of illegal aliens didn’t enter our country by accident. Too many of our leaders refused to enforce the law for decades. Texans deserve better, and they are demanding it.