Alex Vindman

The driver behind these issues is deep insecurity in different parts of Latin America and Central America.

And unless we're figuring out some ways to attack the problems with regards to narco-trafficking, instead of cutting programs for US aid

figuring out how to do more to prohibit narco-trafficking, understanding that there's also an economic component that these are migrant workers that are here for temporary periods of time, intent to go back home to support their families, doing jobs that Americans won't do.

There's a formula that allows us to account for that.

Migrant workers, folks that are coming here with asylum and that we need a...

a rapid system to make determinations, not keeping people in limbo for years and years, not just blocking them at the border because that's the easiest thing to do, but something that is truly American and kind of speaks to our soul as a country of immigrants.

I think figuring out a way to navigate all of those different interests is critically important.

Different layers to this.

I understand it is a massive economic driver.

There is no putting the genie back in the bottle.

We are entering a artificial intelligence age that if shepherded the correct way could grow our economy, produce new jobs.

But we are completely missing that.

the reality of the previous revolution, which was the social media revolution that also introduced division, disinformation and discord and mental health issues.

So having folks that are thinking through and understanding lessons learned of recent revolutions and their effects, understanding that artificial intelligence could be an important driver that we want to maintain the innovative edge

When there are competitors out there like China, hot on our heels, looking to seize the initiative and dominate the space, I think that I'd want to start with some basic principles.

One is we need to maintain the innovation edge.

Two is we need to figure out how to mitigate the harm, because there will be some harm.

whether it's deep fakes that are foreign powers or even domestic threat actors deploy to malign candidates or kind of create chaos.

We need to account for that.

The job displacement is real.