Posted on 09/08/2023 3:22:50 PM PDT by devane617
When Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas began sending migrants and asylum-seekers from the southwestern frontier to New York, Washington and Chicago, he vowed to bring the border to the Democratic cities he said were naively dismissing its costs.
A year later, the migrant waves he helped set in motion have put northern “sanctuary” cities increasingly on edge, their budgets stretched, their communities strained. And a border crisis that has animated Republican politics for years is now dividing the Democratic Party. Humanitarian impulses are crashing into desperate resource constraints, and once-loyal Democratic allies have reluctantly joined Republicans to train their fire on President Joe Biden.
Eric Adams, the mayor of the nation’s largest city, declared this week that without a federal bailout and clampdown at the border, swelling migration “will destroy New York City.” The nation’s second-largest city, Los Angeles, has promised to sue Abbott. And the liberal mayor of the third-largest city, Chicago, began pleading last month for the White House to step in.
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I searched but I see yahoo reformatted the title
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas vowed to bring the border to the Democratic cities he said were naively dismissing its costs.
He began sending migrants and asylum-seekers from the southwestern frontier to New York, Washington and Chicago,
Upshot......A year later, the migrant waves he helped set in motion have put northern “sanctuary” cities increasingly on edge, their budgets stretched, their communities strained.
A border crisis that has animated Republican politics for years is now dividing the Democratic Party.
Humanitarian impulses are crashing into desperate resource constraints, and once-loyal Democratic allies have reluctantly joined Republicans to train their fire on President Joe Biden.
If I recall, Abbott wanted to erect a Texas wall inside state lines, but Biden forced him to stop.
Abbott wanted increased border patrols, but Biden refused to comply.
Abbott sent the Texas National Guard to patrol the border.
Abbott didn't want the border crisis, he wanted to stop it. The Democrats left him no choice when he started busing border crossers to northern cities.
-PJ
I love schadenfreude!
So WHO needs them?
Let them eat tortillas!
“And the liberal mayor of the third-largest city, Chicago, began pleading last month for the White House to step in.”
These biden burdens like crime, illegals, high prices, have been ignored by the media and so have reached unheard of levels. There’s a tipping point where these bad conditions have to be admitted to and dealt with. With illegals that time is now.
Gov. Maura Healey of Massachusetts, a liberal Democrat, has declared a state of emergency, activated the National Guard and started petitioning the White House for help.
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First time I’ve heard this. Seems like it should be bigger news.
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