The 25 GOP Texans in the U.S. House also demanded a meeting with the president to discuss border crisis.
Paxton and other critics contend the program is an abuse of executive authority, because it creates a de facto pathway to citizenship for 360,000 migrants per year, contrary to existing law.
Miller called Biden’s amnesty policy a “radical new proposal to accelerate mass migration” and “pre-amnesty for what would be illegal aliens before they even arrive at our borders.” The White House rebuffed Rep. Tony Gonzales of San Antonio, a Republican whose district includes part of El Paso. Last month, Texas Republicans serving in the House or about to take office — except for Gonzales — rolled out a set of ideas that included 10 years in prison for fraudulently claiming asylum and mandating federal reimbursement for state border security efforts.
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