Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says he’s looking at more cities to send migrants to until the Biden admin does its job to protect the border.
Abbott shared the news during an interview on Fox News’ “Hannity” on Tuesday.
Sacramento, Chicago, Portland…https://t.co/B4jiyYgtRc
— American Sentinel (@MECravens) August 3, 2022
The plan
“We’re going to keep sending those buses up there until they fully understand and most importantly, Sean, until the Biden administration does its job to enforce the laws concerning the border,” Abbott said.
“We are helping out these small local communities by sending even more buses to these communities and putting these new migrants on the buses and sending them to Washington, DC. And we’re looking at other cities to send them to,” he added.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott stopped by Hannity to discuss the crisis at the border and the recent complaints from blue state mayors that the Texas and Arizona busing programs are putting a strain on their cities. – @SeanHannity https://t.co/EWF1PDTVqS
— News Radio 1470 (@NewsRadio1470) August 3, 2022
The pushback
Abbott also recently responded to the mayor of Washington, D.C., who called for requests for help from the National Guard to assist with migrants.
“Washington D.C. finally understands what Texans have been dealing with every single day, as our communities are overrun by thousands of illegal immigrants,” he stated.
NEW: TX Gov. Greg Abbott’s office responds to D.C. mayor’s request for National Guard assistance w/ migrants.
“Washington D.C. finally understands what Texans have been dealing with every single day, as our communities are overrun by thousands of illegal immigrants.” @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/KGB0Qz98W4
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) July 28, 2022
The Texas governor has also invited the mayors of New York City and Washington, D.C., to visit the border with him.
Gov. Greg Abbott has sent letters to the mayors of Washington D.C. and New York City Monday, inviting them to the U.S.-Mexico border after dealing with a recent influx of migrants in their own cities.https://t.co/5SPAMANQpn
— KFOX14 News (@KFOX14) August 2, 2022
The battle is on and Texas is not backing down on the issue of border security with the Biden administration.