Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday received the support of all but one of the country’s Republican state governors in his dispute with the Biden administration over border security.
Republican governors from 25 states signed a joint statement in support of Abbott and the “constitutional right to self-defense” of Abbott and the Lone Star State days after the US Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration could eliminate the barbed wire installed by Texas along a 30-mile stretch. expanse of land near the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, who says he voted for President Biden in 2020, was the only Republican holdout.
“We stand in solidarity with our fellow governor, Greg Abbott, and the state of Texas in using every tool and strategy, including barbed wire fencing, to secure the border,” said the statement issued by the Republican Governors Association.
“We do so in part because the Biden Administration refuses to enforce immigration laws already in place and is illegally allowing mass parole across the United States of immigrants who entered our country illegally.”
Twenty-five Republican governors signed a statement supporting Abbott and Texas. AP The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal authorities can cut razor wire installed by Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
“Because the Biden Administration has abdicated its constitutional covenant duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our states and our nation,” the statement concludes.
Abbott proclaimed Wednesday that Texas’ right to self-defense “supersedes any federal statute to the contrary” and vowed to “continue to deploy this razor wire to repel illegal immigration,” arguing it is an “effective deterrent against the illegal border.” . crossings encouraged by Biden’s open border policies.”
Several of the Republican governors who signed the joint statement have also issued individual statements of support for Texas, and some have pledged to provide the state with resources to combat illegal migrant crossings.
“I’m willing to send the National Guard there to support,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said during an appearance on Fox News, noting she had done so in the past.
“I want this time to be a different agreement,” he added. “If we’re going to enforce Texas law and if I’m going to have the ability to use these troopers in a way that’s effective, it’s going to be absolutely fantastic.”
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine called the situation at the southern border “unsustainable” and the Biden administration’s immigration policies “a total failure” in a tweet in which he promised to support Texas in its confrontation with the feds. .
“Ohio will continue to do our part to support Texas and support policies to secure our border,” he said, noting that the Ohio National Guard has had a “continuous presence at the border since October 2020.”
Texas and the Biden administration have been at odds over immigration enforcement amid record levels of illegal border crossings. fake images
“If President Biden does not defend us, the states will have to defend themselves. “Arkansas stands with Texas,” Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted.
“The Biden Administration continues to refuse to secure the border. Virginia supports [Abbott] and Texas’ constitutional right to defend itself,” Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wrote in X.
The Lone Star State and the Biden administration have been at odds over immigration enforcement amid record levels of illegal border crossings that Abbott says have overwhelmed cities along the U.S. border. and Mexico.
Last month, the Justice Department threatened to sue Texas if it enforced a new law that allows state authorities to arrest, jail, process and deport immigrants who enter the country illegally.
The Justice Department also sued the state over the construction of a floating barrier on the Rio Grande, which the courts ordered Abbott to remove.
Texas has bussed more than 95,000 migrants to sanctuary cities, including New York and Chicago, as part of an effort to get President Biden to “reverse course on his open border policies,” according to Abbott.
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