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The local dimension should follow the example set by Florida:

Recognize workforce “diversity and inclusion” training as grounds for hostile-work environment lawsuits.
Refuse to do business with companies that mandate racialized training that demeans whites or any other group.
Refuse to do business with companies working to promote “ESG” scores.
Ban race-gender ideology from schools.
Ban race-gender ideology, classes, administration, and promotion at state-sponsored universities.
Clear all state documents, websites, programs, policies, and job descriptions from race-gender terminology of “diversity” and “equity.”
Deny not-for-profit status from any organization that does not engage directly in charity or operates a school. No “advocacy” agencies with tax privileges intended for charity!
Deny the limited liability status of corporations engaging in race-gender propaganda.
Institute the death penalty, quickly applied, as a minimum punishment for all violent crimes. ...

An End to Mass Immigration

Controlling immigration on a state level is naturally more challenging, but can be done with a bit of creativity and coordination. On its own, each state can:

Mandate e-Verify across all employers, including restaurants and farms, and punish violations with steep fines using a comprehensive audit system.
Legislate that the state shall not recognize any contracts, including rental and real-estate contracts, signed by illegal aliens. If illegal aliens decided to stop paying you rent, the state will not intervene on your behalf. Tough luck!
Institute a tax on all foreign remittances.
Capture illegal aliens and bus them either to another state or to the nearest international airport.
Red-blooded states such as Texas and Arizona should summon up their inner Davy Crocketts and seize a security zone in Mexico. Do not let any migrants cross it! Let’s see what happens. ...

With time, and as more confidence is gained, the coordinated states can become bolder. They can abolish the IRS in their territories. This will be a just response for denied federal budgets and services. They can also ignore the Environmental Protection Agency or any other agency not to the liking of their citizens.

At that point, a de facto reality of secession will emerge (as prior to the Civil War) without declaring one officially. And why should we declare an official secession? The flag is nice and the museums are great!