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J-Cal’s Simple Immigration Fix: Fine the Business Owners, Stop the Incentive to Come

February 18, 2026 / 01:02

This episode discusses immigration issues, focusing on surveillance, employment, and economic motivations for illegal immigration. Key points include the role of businesses in hiring undocumented workers and the effectiveness of ICE's current strategies.

The conversation highlights the suggestion that basic surveillance and verification of pay stubs could address many immigration challenges. The speaker emphasizes that targeting major employers of illegal immigrants, particularly in construction and hospitality, could be a solution.

Statistics from an LA Times survey indicate that 75% of immigrants seek better job opportunities, suggesting economic factors drive illegal immigration rather than criminal intent.

TLDR

The episode discusses how targeting employers can address immigration issues.

Episode

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We can solve almost all of the immigration issues with the exception of maybe criminal gangs just by doing basic

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surveillance asking these businesses to show the pay stubs of the people working

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for them. And ICE has been doing this. They've already been doing this. You pick the number one employer of illegal

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aliens, 2.5 million people working construction. You start with the largest construction sites and then you work

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backwards. Then you start with the largest restaurant and hotel chains and work backwards. This is actually what

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Steven Miller should do because this would go after the people who are causing the immigration problem. The

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people causing this problem are the business owners. They are providing the incentive to come here. According to

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this LA Times survey, 75% of immigrants come here for better job opportunities. People coming to America illegally are

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coming here for economic reasons. They are not coming here to commit crimes. They are not coming here to get

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benefits. That is way down the list.

Episode Highlights

The Role of Business Owners
Business owners are seen as the root cause of immigration problems by providing incentives.
“The people causing this problem are the business owners.”
@ 00m 36s
February 18, 2026

Episode Quotes

People coming to America illegally are coming here for economic reasons.
J-Cal’s Simple Immigration Fix: Fine the Business Owners, Stop the Incentive to Come
They are not coming here to commit crimes.
J-Cal’s Simple Immigration Fix: Fine the Business Owners, Stop the Incentive to Come

Key Moments

Surveillance Proposal00:08
Targeting Employers00:21
Economic Motivations00:49