https://bbc.com/news/world-us-canada
A large group of Republican governors has issued a joint statement voicing “solidarity” with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his stepped-up border protections, accusing the White House of leaving the country “completely vulnerable” amid an influx of illegal migrants.
Published on Thursday, the open letter was signed by 25 GOP governors across the country, with Vermont Governor Phil Scott the sole Republican to leave his signature off the message.
The state leaders were highly critical of President Joe Biden, who they said had “attacked and sued Texas for stepping up to protect American citizens from historic levels of illegal immigrants, deadly drugs like fentanyl, and terrorists entering our country.”
“We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the State of Texas in utilizing every tool and strategy, including razor wire fences, to secure the border,” the letter continued. “We do it in part because the Biden Administration is refusing to enforce immigration laws already on the books and is illegally allowing mass parole across America of migrants who entered our country illegally.”
The Texas governor has likened the record-breaking migration numbers in recent years to an “invasion,” and invoked constitutional authorities for a state to defend itself against foreign incursions.
Last month, Border Patrol reported 300,000 encounters with illegal immigrants, representing an all-time high. While House Republicans have similarly accused Biden of facilitating an “invasion,” the Democratic majority has countered that blocking entry to asylum seekers would be “cruel” and “inhumane.”
As part of a border crackdown dubbed ‘Operation Lone Star’, Abbott has sought to build barriers along the border and detained around 500,000 illegal immigrants. Texas has also bused over 97,000 migrants that the federal authorities had allowed into the country to Democrat-run jurisdictions of New York City, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC.
On just this alone, it is a certainty that Biden will lose the election.
If this is allowed to continue, it will be a landslide.
@Ind3pend3ntRuffsRepublican4mos4MO
It’s already a landslide.
Why? Because many Latinos are planning to vote for Trump but will not admit it publicly due to fears of social/economic backlash.
And a loss of even 10% of Latino vote is lethal for any national candidate.
@ThrusheRalphCA Common Sense4mos4MO
Do you think he’s allowed it to get this far so there would be an amnesty deal struck?
I have a hard time believing any other motive aside from additional voters.
Jerry Nadler has went on the record saying that it’s the long term goal.
A way to permanently sway elections.
@M0derateTrinityUnity4mos4MO
Barack Obama in 2005: “We all agree on the need to better secure the border…we simply can not allow people to pour into the United States undetected, undocumented, unchecked, and circumventing the line of people...who are waiting lawfully”
@AlertTariffRepublican4mos4MO
When the Democratic Party was still sane.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution4mos4MO
Obama said that, lying through his teeth, he did little to stop the problem
@9CJ6CB64mos4MO
Well I mean personally I have little problem with helping secure the border, I just think that separating families, building walls, or using disgusting methods of keeping them back is unlawful and wrong. I’d suggest we make accommodations at the border to keep migrants housed better while they wait, and to increase the efficiency of the immigration system’s process, not to simply shut everyone out. If illegal immigrants show, I wouldn’t deport them, I’d have them go through registration, and if they don’t have papers, we give them decent living conditions with people on the border while we find that registration.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution4mos4MO
That's the difference between you and me – you have more sympathy for illegal aliens than the American citizens whose lives they're ruining, whereas I have more sympathy for American citizens who call this nation home than illegal aliens whose first act in this country was a gross violation of its laws.
@ISIDEWITH4mos4MO
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@9JF4BYD4mos4MO
I think that we did a good thing by standing up to him
@Patriot-#1776Constitution4mos4MO
Time for Texas to secede from the Union and every other Red State to follow suite, form a new Confederation with a new Constitution, and part ways with the Swamp!!!
@9JFF8ZXRepublican4mos4MO
Biden is better than trump, but also old
@9JFBB9V4mos4MO
I think Texas is right in this situation.
on this alone is also the reason he'll WIN again.
if you think open borders are a problem... take a few hours to see how easy it is to cast a vote without an ID
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