Since Joe Biden took office, 5.5 million illegal immigrants have crossed the border. The state that suffers the most from the influx of illegals is Texas, which is why Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he will invoke the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. and Texas Constitutions to combat the immigration crisis on the southern border:
I have invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. & Texas Constitutions to fully authorize Texas to take unprecedented measures to defend our state against an invasion. I'm using that constitutional authority, & other authorizations & Executive Orders to keep our state & country safe.
I invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. & Texas Constitutions to fully authorize Texas to take unprecedented measures to defend our state against an invasion.
I'm using that constitutional authority, & other authorization & Executive Orders to keep our state & country safe: pic.twitter.com/2Jt5HEMgp5
- Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) November 15, 2022
The U.S. Constitution "guarantees the security of each state and will protect each state against invasion." For its part, the Texas Constitution assures the governor that he "shall have the power to repel invasions" as the commander in chief of the military forces.
Abbott said he will take actions - included in the provisions - such as activating the National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety personnel to protect the border and deport and arrest illegal immigrants.
Other measures to be carried out by the governor of the Lone Star State will include building a wall in the counties bordering Mexico, deploying defense ships on the border and declaring Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
More than half of the citizens maintain that the United States is suffering an "invasion" at the southern border. This new step by Abbott can also be justified by the fact that incidences involving illegal immigrants have the highest rates of homicides and sexual assaults.
Months denouncing the "invasion"
In July, four Texas counties denounced the invasion taking place on the southern border. Officials in Terrell, Uvalde, Kinney and Goliad accused Biden of inaction and asked Governor Abbott for help in dealing with the massive influx of illegal immigrants. Days later, Presidio, Maverick, Atascosa and Parker counties joined the previous four.
By the end of August, 17 Texas counties had declared an invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border. Atascosa, Chambers, Edwards, Ellis, Goliad, Hardin, Johnson, Kinney, Liberty, Live Oak, Orange, Parker, Presidio, Terrell, Tyler, Wilson and Wise judges and commissioners expressed their support for Governor Greg Abbott to protect Texas sovereignty and secure the border. They also called for additional measures to stop the invasion.
In September, the Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) advocated for the state to declare an invasion on the southern border. Greg Sindelar, director of the foundation, warned of the dangers of Mexican cartels for the Lone Star State and reasoned that Texas should make this determination.
Democrats criticize Joe Biden: the southern border "is not secure."
Criticism of the Biden Administration's inaction on the immigration issue came even from within his own party. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, told Fox News that the southern border is "not secure" - even though the White House says otherwise - and estimated that more than 5 million illegal immigrants entered the country in the last two years.
Previously, Vice President Kamala Harris stated that "the border is secure." In an interview, Harris also confirmed that the border crisis "is a priority" for the nation and for the White House, phrases that have been frequently echoed by Biden Administration officials.
Bus shipments
One of Greg Abbott's actions to combat the immigration crisis was to start sending buses filled with illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities. The first transfers began in April in the direction of Washington, DC. On August 5, New York received its first busload of illegals from Texas. By the end of this month, nearly 9,000 illegal immigrants had already arrived in both cities.
Chicago became the third sanctuary city to receive these busloads. The mayor of Chicago, Lori Lightfoot, said she was "happy" to welcome the illegal immigrants, despite the fact that days later we learned of her hypocrisy when she sent these immigrants to a city in her state governed by a Republican mayor. The 300th bus of illegal immigrants sent by Abbott arrived in the city of Chicago a few days ago.
Months after Kamala Harris suggested that the border crisis "is a priority" for the White House, the vice president watched as the first bus carrying apprimately 50 immigrants and, days later, another with 47, arrived at her residence in Washington, D.C.
