Border residents hooked after hearing DeSantis plan to stop illegal immigration: 'The man is very sincere'
by Anna Giaritelli, Homeland Security Reporter |
June 27, 2023 04:00 AM
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Residents in a border town grappling with sustained illegal immigration and community releases eagerly welcomed 2024 Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for a visit Monday.
The second-term Florida governor made a stop in a remote part of the state in south-central Texas Monday morning, where townspeople were optimistic that he could maintain control of the border.
"Governor DeSantis promised that action will be taken when he wins the presidential election," said Alison Anderson, a resident of the nearby border town Del Rio. "And for me, seeing action being taken against the cartels, the smugglers, the trafficking, the gotaways, and the relentless lawlessness that is happening along our southern border and throughout border communities is something I can certainly stand behind and support."
DeSantis used the stop to make a major policy announcement and rolled out his border security plan while speaking to residents at the local VFW Hall. The trip to a border town marked his second after his stop in Arizona earlier in June and now outranks President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who have each been to the border once.
Residents in Eagle Pass, a town of roughly 30,000, believed DeSantis's stop was a genuine attempt to hear their concerns and put forth plans to fix them.
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