Greg Abbott's protest of Biden's immigration policy has led to an eight-mile backup for commercial trucks at the border.
, CEO and President of the Texas International Produce Association, “and the reputation of Texas.”
Abbott had justified the measure as necessary to stop drugs and undocumented migrants from crossing the border. But, as theWednesday, a week of enhanced inspections has not seemed to result in any drug seizures or immigrant apprehensions. Asked about the program’s success, the state’s Department of Public Safety touted 973 safety violations it had caught, including “defective brakes, defective tires, and defective lighting.
Facing criticism for causing massive, economy-bruising delays just to catch some trucks rolling around on shoddy tires, Abbott has eased the restrictions somewhat this week, announcing agreements with Mexican states to stop inspecting every vehicle if they can “assure security” at the border. “Texas is tired of being the unloading dock for illegal immigrants crossing the border,” Abbott said in Chihuahua Thursday, a day after his first charter bus of migrants arrived in the nation’s Capitol.
from the administration to deal with an anticipated influx at the border when the order is lifted. A good deal of that concern has been legitimate, of course. But some public figures, including Abbott and Florida Governor
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