I understand that federal law allows the Border Patrol to enter onto private land within 25 miles of the border. But… I doubt that authority extends to commandeering private (or state) property to process and release illegal entrants. Enter maybe to patrol and detain maybe, but set up a processing center tent complex? Where is the statutory authority for that?
But really, the federal government needs to be forced to defend its violations of the Constitution before the Supreme Court.
First, there is the Guarantee Clause (Article IV, Section 4): “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion…” Allowing millions of illegals to settle in the USA in violation of federal law obviously deprives actual citizen voters and their states of a republican form of government. Recall that congressional representation is apportioned on the basis of total population including illegals. So the votes of some citizens (depending upon where they live) are diluted and of course the illegals create anchor baby citizens who will eventually dilute the votes of existing citizens further.
Second, Article I, Section 10 states that “No State shall, without the Consent of Congress … keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace … or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” Here, it seems to me that the State of Texas is facing an “actual invasion” and is in “imminent danger” so they have the right ‘keep troops’ and ‘engage in war’. Especially so in this case where the federal government refuses to defend Texas’ borders.
Positioned correctly, these issues need to go before the Supreme Court.
Or just TEXIT already….
“No State shall, without the Consent of Congress … keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace … or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.”
(It ain't FACING; but undergoing one!)