A new poll has shown Republican support for the use of measures to deter migrants such as the barriers in the Rio Grande.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbot has received backing for controversial marine barriers and other measures used to deter migrants at the Texas-Mexico border.The Department of Justice sued the state after the governor installed a barrier made up of floating buoys that have circular saws between them in the Rio Grande at the border with Mexico in July.
In August, Mexican authorities reported that two bodies were recovered from the Rio Grande, including one that was caught in the floating barrier and The Houston Chronicle reports hundreds of migrants have been treated for injuries from razor wire.When they were installed, Abbot said the barriers would help deter illegal river crossings by migrants and advised people to use one of the 29 international bridges on the Texas-Mexico border.
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