The move appears to put the Republican governor in violation of existing law that gives the federal government jurisdiction over immigration enforcement. GregAbbott Texas texasgop Biden Border TexasNews Beto
"While President Biden refuses to do his job and enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress, the State of Texas is once again stepping up and taking unprecedented action to protect Americans and secure our southern border," Abbott said in an emailed statement., Abbott argued that Biden had enabled Mexican cartels to"smuggle in record numbers of people, weapons and deadly drugs like fentanyl."to declare an"invasion" under the Texas and U.S. constitutions.
"It would be more persuasive as an executive order if it didn't contain the governor's campaign language about the Biden administration not enforcing immigration laws and having an open border policy,
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