Gov. Abbott Is Staging Political Theater As The Border Explodes.. John Daniel Davidson

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Gov. Abbott Is Staging Political Theater As The Border Explodes
By: John Daniel Davidson
April 15, 2022

There seems to be some confusion about what’s happening along the border in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered state troopers to begin inspecting every commercial vehicle coming into the state from Mexico at more than two dozen international crossings.

Abbott claims these “enhanced safety inspections” are needed to check for human trafficking, weapons, and drugs coming in from Mexico. Federal authorities usually conduct these inspections but, says Abbott, given the dramatic increase in illegal border-crossings and the looming cancellation of Title 42, which for the past two years has allowed for the speedy expulsion of most illegal immigrants, another layer of inspections is warranted.

But the real purpose of the inspections is to grind commercial traffic at the border to a halt to put pressure on President Biden to deal with a border crisis that’s about to get exponentially worse. Abbott said as much in a press conference Wednesday with Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda, the governor of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, announcing an agreement to work together on border security.

More:  https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/15/gov-abbott-is-staging-political-theater-as-the-border-explodes/

[Fishrrman]

"There seems to be some confusion about what’s happening along the border in Texas, where Gov. Greg Abbott last week ordered state troopers to begin inspecting every commercial vehicle coming into the state from Mexico at more than two dozen international crossings."

This should be "standard operating procedure" at EVERY border crossing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year...

[libertybele]

Abbott is in a really tough position. The WH refuses to acknowledge the crisis and is about ready to make it impossible to even slightly curb the influx. 

Amnesty perhaps is just around the corner as well as granting these illegals the right to vote.  Voila - TX will turn blue.

Is the gov't still flying them in to different parts of the country?  If so -- Voila -- more red states will turn blue.

IF the DEMS can capture both TX and FL, the GOP doesn't stand a chance of winning seats for a very, very long time.

[Free Vulcan]

I thought it was one helluva good play.

[IsailedawayfromFR]

Abbott is in a really tough position. The WH refuses to acknowledge the crisis and is about ready to make it impossible to even slightly curb the influx. 

Amnesty perhaps is just around the corner as well as granting these illegals the right to vote.  Voila - TX will turn blue.

Is the gov't still flying them in to different parts of the country?  If so -- Voila -- more red states will turn blue.

IF the DEMS can capture both TX and FL, the GOP doesn't stand a chance of winning seats for a very, very long time.

If illegals rape or kill my daughter or my house is broken into, I will not be demanding DC do anything about it.

It is the responsibility of my state's government to protect its citizens, regardless of whatever the feds to.

Abbott needs to get his ass in gear rather than just politicing and forcing stunts.