Republican Governor Greg Abbott
celebrated On Sunday, he emphasized the effectiveness of active self-defense in the Lone Star State, noting that it will not only continue but expand “until the Biden administration decides to do its job and secure our borders.”
Mr. Abbott declared on January 24 that beleaguered states have the “constitutional authority to defend and protect themselves” in the face of an unprecedented “invasion” by foreigners. Twenty-five U.S. governors have expressed support for this self-defense effort, some of whom were in Texas over the weekend.
Thirteen governors stand directly on either side of it.Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-Arkansas), Brian Kemp (R-Ga.), Brad Little (R-Idaho), Eric Holcomb (R-Indiana), Kim Reynolds (R-Iowa) ), Jeff Landry (R-Labada)), Tate Reeves (R-Mississippi), Mike Parson (R-Missouri), Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.), Jim Pillen (R-Mt.) Abbott was supported by Sens. (R-Nebraska), Chris Sununu (New Hampshire), Bill Lee (R-Tennessee), Spencer Cox (R-Utah), and 12 additional governors from afar.
Said Sunday: “The American people support Texas and its right to protect and defend Texas from danger at our southern border.”
The governors toured Shelby Park.
Eagle Pass City Park It borders the Rio Grande and has seen a large influx of illegal immigrants into the United States in recent months. The park used to be full of illegal immigrants, but now it seems empty.
abbot
credited The state’s significant defense efforts, particularly the razor wire and fencing criticized by President Biden, have reduced the number of illegal immigrants into the area from an average of 3,000 to 4,000 people a day to a reported three migrants a day.
“If Arizona and California did what we are doing here, you would be eliminated. [illegal] The immigration process will be completed overnight,” Abbott said.
Abbott also said Texas intends to build on recent successes in Eagle Pass and expand efforts elsewhere along the border.
“As we speak now, the Texas National Guard is conducting operations to expand this effort,” the Texas governor said. “We are not going to confine ourselves to this park. We are expanding further into the area to ensure we expand the level of deterrence and denial of illegal entry into the United States.”
Texas officials said they are interested in applying similar pressure to riverside ranchlands north of the city that have historically been invaded by undocumented immigrants. report New York Times.
This expansion appears to include construction of additional border wall.
On Sunday, various governors praised Lone Star states’ efforts. Some suggested they would commit additional resources to support border security in Texas.
Florida did it last week..
Governor Lee, chairman of the Republican Governors Association, thanked Mr. Abbott for “doing everything in his power to improve conditions at the border and provide safety and security for Texans and Americans.”
“The federal government has failed to provide safety and security for Texans and Americans,” Lee added.
Governor Kemp said, “Every state in our country is now a border state. … When you think about the amount of fentanyl and human trafficking, they’re coming to every state in the county.”
“If our borders are not secure, our country is not secure,” Kemp continued. “Joe Biden’s policies are making our country less safe, and that’s what we’re documenting here today.”
“This is a fight we all have to fight,” Gov. Huckabee Sanders said.
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