U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro and Texas Sen. Roland Gutierrez blasted Gov. Greg Abbott's deployment of buoys along the Rio Grande as a political stunt. Texas GregAbbott RioGrande SouthTexas Immigration Border SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX
. Critics charge that the inspections duplicated federal efforts and cost the economy millions while turning up no drugs.
Up close, it's apparent that Abbott's barriers only provide an obstruction along a tiny portion of the nearly 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border. The wire only spans about a few miles in either direction from the two international bridges connecting Eagle Pass to Piedras Negras, Mexico.
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