Bexar County sheriff Javier Salazar dismisses 'invasion' talk from other leaders. “That’s political rhetoric,” the sheriff said. 'It’s dead wrong.”
Sheriff Javier Salazar briefs the news media Friday, July 1, 2022, at the scene where an 18-wheeler was searched on the 2000 block of South General McMullen in San Antonio.Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said he disagrees with sheriffs on the Texas border who say the state is under “invasion” as he requests more action from Washington, D.C.border county leaders called
But Salazar said that approach is creating a monetary incentive for smugglers as undocumented immigrants pay thousands of dollars to be brought into the U.S. in dangerous conditions.“They feel more comfortable handing $10,000 to a cartel member and maybe making it to their destination in one piece,” Salazar said.
“Until we find a way to do this holistically, we’re not going to have success,” he said. “Characterizing it as an enemy invasion is fearmongering.” In his first letter, he mentioned fears to the effect of immigrants’ dying in tractor-trailers. That concern became
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