Update: After Greg Abbott's press conference, his office released more details about the plan that struck a notably softer tone. Story by TexasTribune.
His Democratic opponent for governor, Beto O’Rourke, said the announcement was just another example of Abbott placing bluster over substance.
Without it, federal officials say, they expect to draw thousands more migrants to the southwestern border every day, in addition to the already large numbers of people trying to enter from Latin America and other places across the globe. Abbott said federal officials are planning for more than 18,000 migrant crossings per day on the southern border, which would amount to half a million crossings a month.
The Republican governor, who is seeking a third term in November, said the projected number of migrants at the Texas-Mexico border is unprecedented and dangerous and blamed the Biden administration’s immigration policies for those numbers. Abbott said the state will announce more policies next week to curb migrant crossings into the state because border officials are urgently asking the state for action.
“Instead of using our tax dollars to drive economic growth and build infrastructure, Governor Abbott is funding political stunts at the expense of Texas families and our troops.” “There’s nothing about what was said the first time around that makes any sense from a policy or legal perspective so now they’re trying to see if there’s any legal veneer they can put on this,” she said. “But you can’t put lipstick on a pig. They were pretty clear about what they were trying to achieve.”
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