Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown isn't exclusive to just the U.S.-Mexico border. In a recent social media post, the Republican governor revealed that he's now ordered razor wire installed on the Lone Star State's boundary with New Mexico.
Both Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott are being sued in federal court for deploying a buoy barrier into the Rio Grande in early July.In a recent social media post, the Republican governor revealed that he's now ordered razor wire installed on the Lone Star State's boundary with New Mexico.
New Mexico lawmakers, including Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, were quick to rebuke Abbott's militarization along the border with another U.S. state. U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat representing New Mexico's second district, was also critical of Abbott's latest ploy, calling for more cooperation between the two states, the"I don't think putting concertina wire in the Texas section of the Rio Grande and New Mexico is really going to solve anything," Vasquez reportedly said during a virtual round table on Friday.
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