Posted on 06/10/2021 4:54:41 PM PDT by DFG
Texas Governor Greg Abbott told Breitbart Texas the State will immediately begin building border barriers in areas where migrants can easily cross the Rio Grande border with Mexico. The barriers will, in part, enable state law enforcement to arrest migrants for violations of state law.
“The influx across the border is out of control, and the Biden Administration has shown that is not going to step up and do its job,” Governor Abbott told Breitbart Texas shortly before Thursday’s border summit in Del Rio, Texas. “And amidst reports of even more people coming in across the border, we know we have to step up and do more.”
Abbott said Texas will immediately begin construction of border barriers in areas like Del Rio where migrants can easily cross unsecured sections of the border with Mexico. The governor picked Del Rio for the Border Summit due to the massive increases in illegal border crossings in this region. Del Rio Sector agents apprehended 27,890 migrants — a 1,118 percent increase over the May 2020 report of 2,289, Breitbart Texas reported on Thursday.
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I hope Gov. Deuce in AZ is paying attention. Fat chance he’ll do anything, though.
>>smart people are leaving texas, not moving here.<<
Huh? That is so not true.
Conservative, pro-business, pro-second amendment, low tax/regulations, damn good food, diverse topography from coastal planes, forest, hill country, high plains, West Texas mountain range, energy hub, petro-chemical leader, two huge shipping ports one of which handles the 2nd largest tonnage in the U.S..
https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/city-life/02-12-21-texas-relocation-report-new-residents/
https://www.texasrealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2021RelocationReport.pdf
One problem is that the Texas/Mexico border is the middle of the Rio Grande River. If you build a wall on the U.S. side of the river, you cut countless large ranches off from the water source for their livestock.
Arizona tried to enforce immigration law during the Obama era, because Obama wouldn't, but the courts ruled that the Feds alone can enforce immigration.
Abbot has been, to the best I can discern, a passive observer in the border siege.
(I don't know everything. If you can prove this criticism wrong, I invite the post.)
“What are china joe and heels up going to do about this?”
They will probably seek a court injunction to try to prevent Texas from doing it and they will probably get one.
And if Texas did it, would they put up the same barriers that Trump installed, or try something more economical?
i get it... i’m a 6th gen texan and have lived here my entire life. The demographics die is cast.
Slightly different court makeup, but I’m not sure that it’s different enough. Nevertheless, if the feds won’t do their job, then the states should. How many guns does the court own?
Biden’s EPA will shut down construction before it even starts.
From 2010 to 2020, California’s population grew 6.1%, the smallest percentage increase since at least 1910 and below the national gain of 7.4%, according to preliminary U.S. Census data released Monday. Texas’ growth rate of 15.9% was more than double both the national and California rates.Apr 27, 2021
https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Texas-population-grew-more-than-twice-as-fast-16130905.php#:~:text=From%202010%20to%202020%2C%20California‘s,the%20national%20and%20California%20rates.
Bttt
STFU! It’s people like you who keep getting Dims elected! Not a damn thing is ever good enough!! No matter what, You pathetic RINOs ruin everything good. Bitching and moaning & acting like cowards 🤬
So give up and slink away, coward. You won’t fight anyway
Build in the river! It’s not deep!
Exactly!! He could have done this a long time ago. The reason he’s doing it now is because he’s running for re-election. Moron! I won’t be voting for him next time. Right now Huffines is the better choice. I’m hoping others jump in before I pick who I want for Gov. #FiteAbbott
🖕🏻 I’m an easy man to find. DM me, tough guy.
You forgot to mention the Marfa Lights... ;)
you cut countless large ranches off from the water source for their livestock.
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They had some sort of water barrier that avoided the problem but I don’t know if was ever installed.
Rove told us not to worry in that the Hispanics are all going to turn into Republicans..... /sarc
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