Immigration
Abbott: Texas to expand border security effortsLocal sheriff drops off illegal immigrants at international bridge (The Center Square) – With thousands of people a day pouring into Eagle Pass, Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news… Read More
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Abbott: EPA plan will cripple oil production in Permian Basin, raise gas prices further(The enter Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is pushing back against an Environmental Protection Agency proposal that he says would cripple oil and gas production in the Permian Basin… Read More
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Texas border towns fear massive new surge in illegal crossings(The Center Square) – As many as 100,000 migrants are waiting in Mexico to cross into the U.S. any day now, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned Monday as officials await… Read More
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Texas launches operations center to oversee 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott is launching the Joint Border Security Operations Center to oversee a 15-agency effort to thwart illegal immigration funded by Texas taxpayers. Texas shares… Read More
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Abbott signs agreement with 4th Mexican governor as 4th bus of illegal immigrants arrives in D.C.(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott late Friday signed his fourth memorandum of understanding in three days with another Mexican governor as part of his commitment to secure Texas’ shared… Read More
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GOP governors: Biden ignores meeting request on border crisis, propose own solutions(The Center Square) – Twenty-six U.S. governors requested to meet with President Joe Biden to propose solutions to the ongoing border crisis, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a Wednesday… Read More
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Abbott says Texas will hire Border Patrol agents if Biden administration fires any(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would hire any Border Patrol agent fired by the Biden administration after White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said agents… Read More
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26 governors call on Biden to end border crisis(The Center Square) – More than half of all U.S. governors have called on President Joe Biden to end what they describe as a national security and public health crisis… Read More
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Abbott announces more funding for Operation Lone Star as hundreds of law enforcement officers descend on Del Rio(The Center Square) – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday the state will allocate an additional $100 million to enhance Operation Lone Star border security operations as a surge in… Read More
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More than half of U.S. states vow to fight Biden’s vaccine mandate(The Center Square) – Twenty-seven Republican governors or attorneys general have vowed to fight the latest executive order issued by President Joe Biden mandating that over 80 million private… Read More
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Texas abortion ban becomes law; U.S. Supreme Court opts not to intervene, for now(The Center Square) – A bill that bans abortion in the state of Texas at about six weeks after conception went into effect on Wednesday. The new law requires doctors to… Read More
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Farm groups ask Biden to secure border, enforce U.S. immigration laws(The Center Square) – The Texas Farm Bureau and 50 other state and national farming organizations have asked the Biden administration to “enforce legal immigration” after an influx of illegal… Read More
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Top immigration official ousted as border crisis worsens(The Center Square) – As the crisis at the southern border continues to grow worse, a top Biden Administration immigration official has been removed. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced… Read More
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Biden under fire over potential border policy change as illegal immigration continues to surge(The Center Square) – As illegal immigration continues to surge at the southern border, President Joe Biden is under fire for reports that his administration is considering changing a key… Read More
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Gov. Abbott: Texas will build its own border wall(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott held a border summit Thursday night at a Civic Center in the Del Rio, Texas, a border town roughly 152 miles west of… Read More
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Poll: Many Americans hesitant about continuing federal unemployment benefits(The Center Square) – Many Americans are wary of President Joe Biden’s trillions of dollars in new spending proposals, according to the latest polling data. The newly … Read More