- There will be higher tariffs for China imports. The US needs to make more of its own stuff. Start planning on moving manufacturing to the US for sales in the US. Don't use Shentzen as much. Plan on exporting to China, and expect some help from the Government if China's government gives you problems. The US needs to get its imports and exports balanced.
- The wall will be built. It will need sensors. The IoT crowd needs to develop better sensors than the overpriced crappy ones from the last attempt in that direction.
- Better detection of illegal aliens is necessary. One of the biggest source of illegal immigrants is visa overstayers. For those, pictures are available from when they entered the US. Social media must be searched for them. Surveillance cameras need to be connected to cloud systems which recognize them. Police cars need very high definition cameras and face recognition to find those people so they can be deported. Deep learning systems will be needed to decide if a likely face match is worth investigation. With good automation, people will only be hassled once. Then they're either known as legal or on their way to deportation.
- E-Verify, the online system for verifying eligibility to work in the US, needs to be made available as a mobile app for employers. Pictures of documents, faces, and fingerprints should be used rather than typing in info. It should be possible to onboard a new hire in less than a minute.
- The immigration system is too paper-oriented and too slow. It needs to be online and fast. This will speed up deportations.
- Labor-intensive operations in farming need to be automated. The technology exists for automated picking of most fruits and vegetables, but the demo-level hardware is too slow, too expensive, and too fragile. That gear needs to be brought up to production level. Look for financing for farmers from the Department of Agriculture. This will reduce demand for low-paid illegals.
- Commercial cleaning needs to be automated. The Roomba was just the first step. There's still no good commercial-grade floor cleaning robot. The janitor industry is ready for a major downsizing.
There are opportunities here waiting to be seized. Get busy!