Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration on Border Crisis

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Texas Scorecard by Jeramy Kitchen June 1, 2021

The declaration authorizes the use of “all necessary state and local resources” to protect landowners.

Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration along the Texas southern border to respond to a growing border crisis.

The declaration authorizes the use of “all necessary state and local resources” to protect landowners.

On top of the declaration, Abbott directed various state agencies to also make concerted efforts in curtailing the crisis.

He directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to enforce all federal and state criminal laws including criminal trespassing, smuggling, and human trafficking.

He also directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to discontinue the state licensure of any child care facility under contract with the federal government that is currently or will shelter or detain unlawful immigrants.

Additionally, he directed the Texas Commission on Jail Standards and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to provide guidance and request all necessary waivers to give border counties flexibility in establishing alternative detention facilities and add or expand capacity as needed.

More: https://texasscorecard.com/state/abbott-issues-disaster-declaration-on-border-crisis/

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Finally.

Hope results in undesirables finding other states to settle in.

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I didn't see how he will address the shelter of illegals by organizations like Catholic Charities

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A post I put up about this in another thread:
https://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,438783.msg2440083.html#msg2440083

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As VP Harris Punts Border Responsibility, Texas Governor Issues Disaster Declaration
By Robert Law on June 4, 2021

A common saying in football is that, “If you have two quarterbacks, you have no quarterback.” For those not well-versed in the sport, the quarterback is the most important position so it is essential that the team has a clear-cut leader. If there is an internal controversy over that role, the team is divided and unlikely to succeed.

The same analogy holds true for border czars given the failure of the two that President Biden concurrently tapped to solve the crisis. As my colleague Andrew Arthur discussed in an April 2 post titled, "The Battle of the Biden Border Czars", the Biden administration’s border policy made no sense at the time given the confusion over whether former Ambassador Roberta Jacobson or Vice President Kamala Harris was in charge. Arthur followed that up on April 8 asking, "What Is 'Border Czar' Kamala Harris Doing on the Border Crisis?" The answer: not much, as the border crisis degrades quickly. Nearly three weeks later, Arthur noted Harris’s inaction as border czar and Jacobson’s decision to quit the Biden administration on its 100th day.

Fast forward to today and, to borrow another football term, Harris is still punting on her responsibility to develop a plan to stop the border crisis. In a recent CNN article, Harris aides anonymously insist that the VP is not in charge of the border crisis, but instead was tasked with addressing “root causes” of illegal immigration from Central America. But in the same article, a different anonymous White House aide said that Harris is “regularly briefed” on the border.

https://cis.org/Law/VP-Harris-Punts-Border-Responsibility-Texas-Governor-Issues-Disaster-Declaration