Ten GOP governors will join Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference Wednesday to announce a new border security initiative, according to the Austin-American Statesman.
The press conference, which will be held in Mission, Texas, will present a 10-point border security plan. As we have previously reported, illegal border crossings have been at record levels since the Biden administration took office in January.
The ten Republican governors planning to visit are Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, Idaho Gov. Brad Little, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. As requested by Abbott and Ducey, several current governors have sent National Guard troops or state troopers to the border this year to aid alleviate the ongoing border crisis.
As Julio reported, in June, Abbott and Ducey wrote a letter to all GOP governors asking for all available law enforcement to be sent to the southern border. “Given the staggering number of violations currently occurring in Texas and Arizona, additional manpower is needed from all states that can spare it,” the governors wrote.
“Border states like Texas and Arizona are ground zero of the crisis and bear a disproportionate share of the burden,” the commission said. letter further. “Securing our border with Mexico is the responsibility of the federal government. However, the Biden administration has proven unwilling or unable to accomplish this task. Lack of enforcement of federal immigration laws causes bans to spread to all states.”
Although Vice President Harris was appointed “Border Czar” by President Biden, her efforts, or lack thereof, to secure the border have proven ineffective as the number of border crossings has increased astronomically since she took office.
