A few days ago, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that illegal migrants who were secretly transported to Texas by the federal government will be sent to Washington, D.C.
Abbot said
the following, with his tongue placed firmly in his cheek:
"We are sending them to the United States Capitol where
the Biden administration will be able to more immediately address the needs of
the people that they are allowing to come across our border."
Early this week it was reported that human traffickers
attempted to smuggle over 100 illegal migrants into Texas in
just two days.
Homeland Security reported, that over 2.5
million illegal immigrants crossed the southern border since
Biden took over.
The
Title 42 policy that President Trump implemented during the pandemic
that empowers border officials quickly to expel migrants on health grounds will
soon be terminated.
The migrants are always transported to poor working-class
neighborhoods.
The result is working-class citizens either lose their job or
face depression in their wages because the migrants often work for lesser than
minimum wage.
Resources such as hospitals, law enforcement, and fire
services that are meager in working-class areas are overburdened. Free
spaces such as pavement and parks are occupied by migrants rendered
unhygienic.
During times when new variants of Covid-19 are frequently, an
influx of untested migrants is most undesirable. The fact that the migrants are
unvetted means there could be criminal elements among the group that could
wreak havoc in otherwise peaceful communities. Some could be drug consumers or
worse drug peddlers.
Governor Abbot’s plan of transporting illegal migrants to
Capitol Hill certainly is novel. It is a fine idea to compel the proponents of
open borders these laws to suffer the consequences and inconveniences of their
actions.
If DC is overrun by migrants, lawmakers will be placed in the
kinds of perils faced by regular people in small towns of border states.
Once Nancy Pelosi and AOC find it difficult to navigate through a swarm
of illegal aliens their eyes will be opened. Once Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff
suffer due to the chaos, the health hazard, and the hygiene challenges caused
by migrants it will compel them to change their policies.
But let’s return back to reality and understand the practical
challenges.
What if the migrants are unwilling to make the trip to
Washington? Abbot says he will only transport those who are willing to go. What
the majority are unwilling to go? Abbot’s proposal crashes before it takes off.
What if states run by Democrats through which the buses have
to pass en route to DC merely refuse entry permission for the migrant
buses? Yes, the Democrats will be
exposed for being hypocrites. But the problem of illegal immigrants will remain
unsolved even if a standoff continues.
Let's say the buses reach DC and much like the Trucker protests,
the DC police refuse them entry and barricade the DC as they did after January
6th, 2021.
DC Democrats will be exposed for being hypocrites, but how
does that help. How long will the standoff continue? At some point, the
migrants will have to be let go.
What if the migrants are allowed into DC but are summarily
picked up, placed on nightly flights, and transported again back to Texas via
nightly flights.
Beyond these various hypothetical situations, the fact remains
that enforcement of US immigration laws lies with the federal government and
not states.
The Federal government will probably find a way to place
impediments before the bus even departs from Texas.
So how does State Governor combat the influx of migrants
realistically?
Border security is the responsibility of the federal
government, this is the root of the problem when the Democrats hold power in all
of D.C. The fact that many liberal judges
are lenient while dealing with immigrants, even the criminal variety, makes
matter worse.
Abbott recently signed an order directing the Texas Department
of Public Safety to thoroughly inspect vehicles entering Texas. Most state
governors must implement similar measures.
CCTV cameras must be placed within border predicts, and the
footage should be monitored at all times. The moment any suspected activity is
observed, those monitoring the CCTV footage state officials must be alerted.
The state must enforce laws that prevent businesses, big and
small, from hiring illegal immigrants in any capacity. Employers caught hiring
illegals must be fined and penalized.
Law enforcement must always be vigilant. There must never be a
situation like what occurred last year when over fifteen thousand, mostly Haitian
migrants built makeshift
camps under the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas. It is
impossible to know how many among these migrants are now within the US.
It will take major changes to laws and restructuring to give more powers to state Governors in combating illegal migration.
Abbot’s idea is attention-grabbing, but it is not practical.
Abbot obviously knows that but is referring to it to highlight the point.
The only way to control this madness is to vote for fearless,
principled, and incorruptible Republicans this November and in November 2024.
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