Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ® on Wednesday accused the federal government of breaking the compact with the states following a Supreme Court ruling on Monday that cleared the way for the Border Patrol to remove razor wire installed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border.
In a statement, Abbott said, “President Biden has refused to enforce [immigration] laws and has even violated them.”
It’s the latest escalation in a legal and political standoff between Texas and the federal government, though Abbott stopped short of announcing any specific measures.
He has been pushing constitutional boundaries on state versus federal jurisdiction of border and immigration enforcement for the better part of two years; his legal team, including state Attorney General Ken Paxton, first publicly toyed with the idea of formally declaring a border “invasion” in April 2022.
It’s all fun and games until the Insurrection Act pops off & you’re sitting in Federal prison awaiting trial.
His argument simply doesn’t stand
Inb4 “neither does abbott”
He’s just trying to get the feds to roll around in the mud with him.
But he is guilty of aiding and assisting an invasion by transporting “invaders” to cities and states throughout the nation.
A lot to unpack here.The term is “Human Trafficking”. It is yet another crime Republicans are allowed to do as long as they whine about it nonstop while doing said crime.
I can’t find direct data on how many illegal immigrations are happening in Texas every year, but the undocumented population is estimated to be about 1,5 million, and stable. [source]
Between 2022 and 2023, the legal migrant population increased by 10k, and eligible migrants decreased by 50k. If we assume that the whole difference is only due to illegal immigrants naturalizing, that would mean that the Texas yearly influx of immigrants is 60k. [source]
That would mean that the “invasion” requiring armed self defence/martial law is for 60k civilians.
About 10 million Texans yearly travel over 50 miles, [source], does that mean Texas is invading most of the US annually?
(also, it’s ridiculous that you don’t have clear data and statistics on this exact question. Sometimes I love living in the EU)
Pew published a really great article with historical information back in 2021: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/11/09/whats-happening-at-the-u-s-mexico-border-in-7-charts/ . Information for ‘22 and ‘23 can be found online to add to their charts.
You didnt even touch on the fact that illegal immigrants break less laws and commit less violent crimes than naturalized citizens
They also pay taxes while receiving none of the benefits afforded to citizens with a social security number.
Illegal immigrants are usually paid under the table, so no taxes.
That used to be the case, but with verification laws it now usually involves fraudulent IDs with SSNs that do allow them to pay taxes, which are withheld by their employers before pay is disbursed, same as other Americans.
GOPs get elected and use public funds to pass laws they know are going to be overturned. Then they use more public funds to drag the case through the courts. The Left has to spend time and money fighting the cases; money that could have gone to Left candidates. It’s a win/win for the GOP; they get to pretend they care about an issue and waste Dem money.
