Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tore into Democratic metropolis and state leaders struggling to accommodate migrants from the southern border, calling out the hypocrisy of sanctuary cities.
“Something has been revealed during this entire episode, and that is the very real hostility that Democrats have against illegal immigrants,” Abbott advised “America’s Newsroom” Thursday.
“They profess to be sanctuary cities and sanctuary states. They want to welcome them in until they actually do come in. And then when they come in, they say, no, no, no, no, no, we don’t want them here, we want to send them back to Texas. They’re for illegal immigration as long as it’s Texas and the border states that have to deal with that illegal immigration.”
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On Wednesday, Homeland Safety Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas known as Abbott’s migrant busing coverage “a remarkable failure of governance” and refusal to cooperate with officers in Democrat-led cities overwhelmed by migrant arrivals.
Abbott started busing migrants to New York Metropolis and different sanctuary jurisdictions final yr in protest of the Biden administration’s border insurance policies. Abbott’s workplace has mentioned it has despatched round 27,000 migrants to New York City since then and has accomplished so to alleviate stress on besieged border communities.
The governor mentioned Thursday it was “outrageous” that New York can not deal with the inflow of immigration.
“We have more people coming across our border every single day than what New York gets in a week or a month,” he mentioned.
U.S. Home Speaker Mike Johnson speaks whereas standing with Republican members of Congress, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, in Eagle Go, Texas. Johnson is main about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a go to to the Mexican border. Becoming a member of Speaker Johnson in entrance row are, from left, Home Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, Home Homeland Safety Chair Mark Inexperienced, R-Tenn., Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., and Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Mich. (AP Photograph/Eric Homosexual)
Abbott continued to place blame for the border disaster straight on President Biden and his elimination of Trump-era insurance policies that “led to the lowest illegal border crossings in 40 years.”
“The Remain in Mexico policy, the Title 42 policy, the end of catch and release and building a border wall. If the Biden administration was enforcing the immigration laws passed by Congress, the mayors of New York, the leaders of New Jersey and Chicago, etc., they would not be having these problems,” he mentioned.
Abbott expressed hope that Republicans in Congress can get impactful immigration reform throughout the end line.
“Americans have grown incredibly frustrated and angry against the leadership in Washington, D.C.,” he mentioned.
“Republicans have the Democrats in Washington, D.C., in a very tough place. As long as the Republicans stick together, there is a chance of getting meaningful immigration reform legislation passed that will stop all the illegal immigration coming across the border.”
Fox Information’ Chris Pandolfo and Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
