Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott slammed Democratic city and state leaders who are struggling to admit migrants from the southern border and accused sanctuary cities of hypocrisy.
“This whole episode has made something clear, and that's the very real hostility that Democrats have toward illegal immigration,” Abbott told “America's Newsroom” on Thursday.
“They profess to be a sanctuary city or a sanctuary state. They want to be welcoming until they actually come in. And when they come in, we say no, no, no, no, no. “We don't want them here. We want to send them back to Texas. As long as it's Texas and the border states that have to deal with illegal immigration, they don't want them.” It’s for.”
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On Wednesday, the Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas It criticized Abbott's immigrant bus policy as a “flagrant failure of governance” and a refusal to cooperate with Democratic-led city officials overwhelmed by migrant arrivals.
Mr. Abbott last year began busing migrants to New York City and other protected areas in protest of the Biden administration's border policies. Abbott's office said it has sent about 27,000 migrants to date. new york city It has since done so to relieve pressure on besieged border areas.
The governor said Thursday that New York's inability to cope with the influx of immigrants is “outrageous.”
“More people cross the border every day than New York in a week or a month,” he said.
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson speaks with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Prime Minister Johnson is leading a group of about 60 Republicans on a trip to the Mexican border. Joining Chairman Johnson in the front row, from left, are House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.), and Representative Juan Siscomani (R-Tenn.). Representative Lisa McClain (R-Ariz.). R-Mitch. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Abbott continued to hold President Biden and the repeal of Trump-era policies that “led to the lowest levels of illegal border crossings in 40 years” to be directly responsible for the border crisis.
“Remain in Mexico policy, Title 42 policy, repeal of catch-and-release and building a border wall. If the Biden administration had implemented the immigration laws passed by Congress, the mayor of New York, the leaders of New Jersey and Chicago “They won't have these problems,'' he said.
Mr. Abbott expressed hope that Congressional Republicans can get impactful immigration reform across the finish line.
“The American people are incredibly frustrated and angry with the leadership in Washington, D.C.,” he said.
“Republicans and Democrats are in a very tough position in Washington, D.C. As long as Republicans come together, we have a chance of passing meaningful immigration reform legislation that will stop all illegal immigration from crossing our border.”
FOX News' Chris Pandolfo and Charles Crates contributed to this report.
