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Global Events and Growth Mindset: Navigating Uncertainty with Brent Mekosh (Ep. 70)

Global Events and Growth Mindset: Navigating Uncertainty with Brent Mekosh (Ep. 70)

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What are the implications of a royal family member’s health crisis on public discourse and media coverage? 

And when it comes to immigration, what are the challenges we face in creating compassionate and pragmatic policies?

What do all these news articles on challenging times mean for our personal and financial growth?

Consider how news stories such as King Charles’ diagnosis and immigration issues impact our view of the world with Brent Mekosh in this week’s episode of SMART MONEY. SIMPLIFIED.

Listen in as the conversation sheds light on Tony Robbins, a motivational speaker, his views on staying motivated and hungry for personal growth during periods of uncertainty such as 2020 with COVID-19, and the impact of reframing challenges as learning experiences for personal (and financial) growth.

Talking points include:

  • How does news about the Royal Family relate to history and culture
  • The current immigration landscape 
  • How does reframing challenges as learning experiences impact personal growth
  • Why financial plans rely as much on overcoming challenges as it does on money
  • And more!

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Startling Border Revelations with Todd Bensman (Ep. 49)

Startling Border Revelations with Todd Bensman (Ep. 49)

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With immigration constantly being a major topic and new strategies being rolled out, it can be confusing to try and understand everything that is happening. 

What are the regulations surrounding immigration, and how are the new strategies impacting potential immigrants? 

In this episode, Brent Mekosh speaks with Todd Bensman, renowned author, investigative journalist, and Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies. Todd dives into the United States border situation while breaking down what’s coming out of Washington.

Todd also explains the tactics the administration is using and the surge in individuals crossing the border in the US and around the world. 

Todd discusses:

  • How the administration is looking to control the American border
  • How is the administration handling abuse, trafficking, and drug issues at the border
  • What are the potential consequences of unchecked immigration
  • How could the country handle the influx of people crossing the border
  • The reality of different nations around the world when it comes to immigration 
  • And more!

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Todd Bensman is an acclaimed newspaper reporter and magazine writer who transitioned to a career as a national security intelligence professional for the Texas Department of Public Safety and then returned to the journalism trade. He currently serves as the Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a Washington, D.C. policy institute for which he writes, lectures, and grants media interviews about the nexus between immigration and national security.

Todd has testified before Congress as an expert witness and regularly appears on radio and television outlets for his national security and border security expertise.

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The Nexus Between Immigration & National Security with Todd Bensman (Ep. 33)

The Nexus Between Immigration & National Security with Todd Bensman (Ep. 33)

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When Trump was in office, he introduced a policy that limited immigration to less than 10% of applicants. That policy will soon expire and allow many to enter the US by claiming asylum. 

In this episode, Brent Mekosh is joined by Todd Bensman, renowned author, journalist, and Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies. Todd details his expertise in immigration and national security while explaining the ins and outs of  Title 42 and how its expiration will change the way immigration works for those looking to enter the country.

Todd discusses:

  • Biden’s approach to the current immigration policy 
  • What lessening the policy further could mean for the number of immigrants, both legitimate and illegitimate
  • Ways immigration expansion impacts border patrol careers
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Todd Bensman is a full-time Texas-based Senior National Security Fellow for the Center for Immigration Studies, a D.C.-based policy institute examining immigration, and he is the author of the forthcoming book, “ Overrun: How Joe Biden Unleashed the Greatest Border Crisis in U.S. History” (Post Hill Press/Bombardier Books coming February 2023) and “America’s Covert Border War” (Bombardier Books 2021).

He joined CIS following nine years in counterterrorism intelligence and, before that, a two-decade-long career as a journalist. He writes, speaks, and grants media interviews as an expert on immigration security and counterterrorism, about which he has testified before Congress. 

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