As our historic border crisis continues, teeming thousands of migrants are camped under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas, waiting to be processed and transported to various locations throughout the country.
In testimony before state legislators, Texas National Guard Adjutant General Tracy Norris explained that more than 100 landowners along the state's unsecured international border with Mexico have asked for the wall to be built on their land.
During floor debate over the measure, state Sen. Eddie Lucio, a Brownsville Democrat, responded to objections by some fellow Democrats by saying, "I have talked to many of my constituents in Cameron and Hidalgo County and I can tell you the vast majority of those people want border security and want the wall, believe it or not. And some of us come up here fighting against it, we're actually speaking against what our constituents want." Lucio was among several Democrat lawmakers who supported the measure, including Sen. Chuy Hinojosa of McAllen, Sen. Royce West from Dallas, and Sen. John Whitmire of Houston.
Up to 2,500 Texas National Guardsmen will be deployed to the border region and, in addition to building the border wall, they have been deputized to execute criminal trespassing arrests of unauthorized migrants.
The historic Texas border security effort is rounded out by $170 million in funding for three migrant intake centers, $100 million to reimburse border counties for related expenses, and additional funds for court administration and the Border Prosecution Unit.
The data is clear that both Texas and the nation are being inundated by a spike in the trafficking of both people and illicit drugs across the border.
Thanks to Abbott and the courageous and creative efforts of state lawmakers, Texas can and will work to fill the gap and take its border back.
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