Texas border crisis articles
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As Texas' border security efforts succeed, California is ‘new epicenter' of crisis
(The Center Square) – With the success of Texas' border security mission Operation Lone Star pushing human trafficking efforts by Mexican cartels further west, southern California is "the new epicenter" of illegal immigration, officials say. “San Diego is the new epicenter for migrants and illegal immigration,” San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond laments as record numbers of illegal border crossers continue to pour into California. Desmond made a similar claim...
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Greg Abbott’s border policies boost Trump in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) border security policies are popular among Texas voters, including Texas Hispanics, and help explain former President Donald Trump’s double-digit lead over President Joe Biden in the Lone Star State. For the past three years, the Abbott administration has repeatedly clashed with the Biden administration over immigration and border security. This conflict […]
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Texas continues to build concertina wire barriers, border wall
(The Center Square) – Texas National Guard troops are continuing to build concertina wire barriers and expand Texas’ border wall through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. Since launching OLS three years ago, Texas achieved a milestone this month of installing more than 100 miles of concertina wire along the Texas-Mexico border. Gov. Abbott has argued the concertina wire is an effective barrier that denies illegal entry. Texas is...