The billboards, which will be posted in Mexico and Central America, come as Texas seeks to offer a blueprint for Trump’s planned crackdown on immigration.
By Daniel Wu, The Washington PostMigrants are detained by U.S. Border Patrol in Eagle Pass, Texas, moments after crossing the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border in September.
“Your wife and daughter will pay for the trip with their bodies.” reads another. “Coyotes lie. Don’t put your family at risk.” The state’s new advertising campaign calls attention to the potential violence and abuse immigrants face as they seek channels to enter the United States illegally. Experts agree that it’s a pressing issue, but some scholars questioned whether the graphic messaging that Abbott deemed “tough medicine” would effectively deter would-be migrants or address the dangers they face from traffickers.
“There is a largely unspoken sexual assault crisis impacting women and children, children migrating to the Texas border,” said Rose Luna, the CEO of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, who spoke with Abbott at Thursday’s news conference."… We applaud the state in recognizing the silent crisis and for acknowledging and elevating this very serious yet hidden issue.”
“We’re here to expose the truth,” Abbott said. “The truth to immigrants who are thinking about coming here.” A Washington Post review of millions of immigration court records found migrants from Mexico and Central America reported entering the United States to flee instability including gang violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and the rule of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. Asylum claims from “extra-continental” migrants from outside Mexico and Central America - including Chinese immigrants, who were also targeted by Abbott’s billboards - have also surged in recent years.
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