Mayorkas Heads to Eagle Pass, Texas As Mayor Pleads for Federal Help
Karen Townsend 10:41 AM on January 08, 2024
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is visiting Eagle Pass, Texas today. Residents of the small border community hope to have a chance to speak to him.
Local business owners are not only upset about the community being an epicenter for the flood of illegal immigrants pouring across the Texas-Mexico border, but they say a weeks-long bridge closure caused a loss of sales. Main Street, the city’s economic engine, is less than a mile from the border. DHS closed border bridges in order to move personnel to process illegal immigrants. This created a traffic nightmare for businesses that rely on customers from Texas and Mexico, as well as companies who transport goods to and from Mexico.
Local business owner Angel Gonzalez blames a bridge closure for the dip in profits and a loss of sales. Business owners and the mayor hope to speak to Mayorkas.
Gonzalez said he feels bad for the migrants — men, women and children who travel through tough conditions for months. He said he understands they want a better life, which is why he can’t believe he now thinks that the border needs to be better secured to keep migrants from crossing. He said he feels like the government hasn’t done anything to help.
Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas said he’s been pleading with the federal government to listen.
“The high people, they need to see what’s going on, and they need to hear from us and they need to give this importance,” he said.
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