Republican lawmakers in more than a dozen states are backing efforts by GOP Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to reinforce the U.S. southern border while the Biden administration works to destroy it. On Thursday, Abbott held a press conference at the center of the standoff with the Biden administration, at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, and pledged even more resources to counter foreign invasion.
“In Texas, we’ve been able to achieve a decrease in illegal crossings only because of great teamwork,” Abbott said. “Part of that teamwork is our partnership with the Texas National Guard, and we are currently working with the Texas Military Department to add more razor wire, anti-climb barrier, and personnel.”
The press conference came just weeks after the Supreme Court vacated an injunction that had temporarily barred the feds from removing razor wire Texas had erected along parts of the border to deter illegal crossings. Abbott has maintained orders for state agents to continue protecting parts of the southern border as states struggle to cope with the ongoing “invasion.”
At least 26 GOP attorneys general signed a letter in solidarity with Texas last month demanding the Biden administration “enforce the laws that secure the southern border.”
“States have an independent duty to defend against invasion,” they wrote. “…[T]he crisis at the border requires the Executive Branch to enforce the law.”
Republican governors in 25 states have also backed Abbott’s plans to limit the Biden administration’s open border, with some even sending National Guard troops to reinforce Texas.
