Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott He said the only policy the state hasn't implemented for border security is shooting people who cross the border illegally because the Biden administration “will charge them with murder.”
“We are using every tool available to us, from building a border wall to passing this law that will lead to another lawsuit by the Biden administration. We signed a law that makes it illegal to “Texas from another country,'' Abbott told conservative talk radio host Dana Roesch last week.
The governor said Texas is “deploying every tool and strategy at our disposal” to address the immigration crisis.
“The only thing we're not doing is we're not shooting people who are coming across the border. Biden administration They're going to charge us with murder,'' Abbott said, and his comments were first reported by Heartland Signal.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott told a conservative radio host that Texas is doing everything to stop illegal immigration short of “shooting people who come across the border.” . (Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa In a lengthy statement released Tuesday, it condemned the governor's “bloodthirsty” comments.
“The only thing stopping Greg Abbott from ordering law enforcement to shoot and kill immigrant women and children is a murder charge. Greg Abbott and the Texas Republican Party believe they have no morals or humanity. We've made that very clear over and over again,” Hinojosa said.
“Their only solution to 'securing' the border is family separation, medieval death row traps, and mass incarceration of immigrants and Texans deemed illegal by law enforcement. , the same rhetoric espoused by domestic terrorists like the El Paso shooter.'' U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former President Donald Trump, who recently called immigrants “poison in our nation's blood.'' “He followed Adolf Hitler's example by accusing the United States of “encouraging the United States,'' he continued.
Democratic officials also criticized the recently signed Anti-Illegal Immigration Act, which allows state and local law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants, which the Biden administration says interferes with the federal government's authority. , alleging that it interferes with U.S. immigration operations and procedures and worsens relations with the United States. foreign government.
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On September 27, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas, a large group of migrants cross the rushing Rio Grande River and wait to enter the United States along the razor-lined border. (Benjamin Rowley, FOX News Digital)
“This bloodthirsty style of governance is dangerous not only to immigrants and Texans of color, but to the entire state. SB 4 is being challenged in federal court for its extreme overreach against black and brown Texans. “Because brutality is their blueprint, cruelty is their argument, and extremism is their guiding principle,” Hinojosa said.
“It is our duty to protect our nation's most vulnerable people, and the Texas Republican Party's dehumanization of these communities will continue until their authoritarian policies prevail or, apparently, arrests for murder.” It will continue until it is done.”
An Abbott spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
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The Abbott administration has clashed repeatedly with the Biden administration over illegal actions. Immigration and border security. Mr. Abbott accused President Biden of failing to enforce immigration laws, and the federal government responded by accusing Texas of interfering with federal law enforcement.
Texas has installed barbed wire near major intersections where illegal immigration has increased sharply in recent years. The Biden administration on Tuesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene. The federal government said Border Patrol would have to apprehend migrants once they entered the U.S. mainland and said the wires would “impede the Border Patrol's ability to secure the border.”
Mr. Abbott slammed the Biden administration's lawsuit and defended its decision to install razor wire along the border.
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“Have you ever seen a president in American history try to prevent a nation from securing itself? We've laid hundreds of miles of this razor wire. It was an effective deterrent and stopped immigrants from entering Texas,'' Abbott told Roesch.
“And it was so effective that Biden ordered the Border Patrol to reduce or lift it,” he said.
Fox News Digital's Adam Shaw and Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
