Texas Scorecard by Katy Marshall September 29, 2023
The states’ governors traded barbs over the influx of illegal aliens in New York. As the border crisis worsens, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she “will not be taking advice” from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the influx of illegal aliens in her state.
While speaking at the Manhattan Institute in New York City earlier this week, Abbott refuted claims about his illegal alien busing program.
“Democrats or community leaders in New York City, whatever the case may be, say, ‘It is inhumane to do what [I’m] doing,’” said Abbott. “Let’s talk about what’s inhumane. What’s inhumane is a 1-year-old child dying in New York because of fentanyl.”
Abbott was referencing the death of a child at a New York City daycare. The child died due to fentanyl inhalation. Authorities later discovered that the facility hid “a large quantity of fentanyl” under the floorboards. Law enforcement also found the daycare operator’s husband traveling on a bus headed to Mexico.
“Every state in America now is a border state. Every community is a border community. In addition to the migrants, whether they be in New York city or wherever, fentanyl is pouring all across this country,” said Abbott. “To think you had a 1-year-old child in New York exposed to fentanyl, probably because of the open border policies put in place by Joe Biden, that’s inhumane.”
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