Posted on 01/12/2024 6:04:28 PM PST by NetAddicted
Amid the still-worsening border chaos created by the policies of President Joe Biden, Texas has refused to accept what the Secretary of Homeland Security still can't bring himself to call a "crisis." The Lone Star State's latest action on Thursday: seizing a swath of city-owned parkland along the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, kicking federal border agents off the property, and enforcing the international border with Mexico.
Shelby Park — the land seized by the Texas National Guard — sits adjacent to the International Bridge where surges of illegal immigrants stream into the U.S. Over the span of just a few days in December, some 12,000 illegal immigrants unlawfully streamed into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, reinforcing its status one of the main entry points for masses of illegal crossers.
According to Texas officials — who notified Eagle Pass that the park was being taken over by the state — national guardsmen have "maintained a presence with security points and temporary barrier in Shelby Park since 2021" and the "current posture is to prepare for future illegal immigrant surges and to restrict access to organizations that perpetuate illegal immigrant crossings in the park and greater Eagle Pass area."
Rather than being upset that they've been booted from Shelby Park by Texas officials, the Border Patrol union welcomed the state action. In a statement, the Border Patrol union said that "Governor Abbott is not harming Border Patrol operations, he is enhancing them." The union further explained that Abbott "seizing control of Shelby Park allows our agents to deploy to troubled spots that experience high numbers of gotaways. Governor Abbott’s actions should be seen as a force multiplier," the statement added.
What's notable in this situation is that Border Patrol, a federal agency, is siding with Texas Governor Greg Abbott over Biden and Mayorkas. And why wouldn't they? The Biden administration has continued to make the job of border agents exceedingly impossible, often taking them off their regular duties to instead act as drivers, babysitters, and chaperones to help with processing record numbers of illegal immigrants.
At the same time, the federal government has ordered its agents to dismantle physical barriers set up by Texas, sued to block state policies to address the crisis, and insisted that Biden's policy is "humane" and what Texas is doing is somehow morally wrong.
Texas isn’t ready to do that just yet. Until Texas does, then Federal jurisdiction applies.
Well aware of that. Point being CBP takes an oath when sworn in that they will uphold the laws of the United States... By not upholding those laws they are in dereliction of duty.
Like the military, you swear to defend the US against all enemies foreign and domestic.....
You follow lawful orders but you DONT follow unlawful orders.
What Mayorkas and Biden are doing is unlawful orders by directing them not to follow law. CBP should say FU and follow written law and then take to SCOTUS.
This point will not be reached until until it hurts and impacts most peoples pocketbooks as well as health
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Massachusetts is stating off on the right foot, in that regard, asking residents to put up illegals in their homes.
I believe that was settled 1861-1865. Also in Texas vs White 1869.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Texas-v-White
“Texas v. White, (1869), U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was held that the United States is “an indestructible union” from which no state can secede.”
The decision of Texas vs White was a biased and bent decision as all eight of the SC members were from the North...Pa, Ill, Oh, Cal, Iowa, NH, NY and Ohio. Several of the SCOTUS members were Lincoln cronies, staunch anti Southern beliefs, and used the lawsuit about bonds to justify the invasion of the South. Even three of the SCOTUS members didn’t agree with the decision. The decision of secession has still not been addressed in a court of law correctly and without bias. The decision made a conclusion of the subject of secession without rebuttal as the lawsuit was about financial compensation for bonds. I applaud Harvard (of all places) for a recent diligent study and came to the conclusion that the North was wrong in invading the South. The firing on Ft. Sumter was in response to Lincoln’s dishonesty in dealing with the Southern representatives,
I’m with ya. I don’t recall any expiration date on the oath I took.
Massachusetts is stating off on the right foot, in that regard, asking residents to put up illegals in their homes.
I think this should fly like a lead balloon.
Many would disagree with you on that.
Rat Party Headquarters will find a way to punish them...punish them severely!
Neither do I.
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