Texas Gov. Greg Abbott received support Thursday from all but one Republican state governor in his standoff with the Biden administration over border security.
GOP governors from 25 states signed a joint statement supporting Abbott and the Lone Star State’s “constitutional right to self-defense” days after the US Supreme Court ruled that the Biden administration could remove 30 miles of razor wire installed by Texas. land near the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass.
Vermont Governor Phil Scott, who has said he is voting for President Biden in 2020, is the only GOP holdout.
“We stand in solidarity with our fellow Governor, Greg Abbott, and the State of Texas in using every tool and strategy, including razor wire fencing, to secure the border,” said a statement released by the Republican Governors Association.
“We’re doing it in part because the Biden Administration refuses to enforce the immigration laws already on the books and illegally allows mass parole across America for immigrants who enter our country illegally.”
Twenty-five GOP governors signed statements supporting Abbott and Texas. AP The Supreme Court ruled Monday that federal authorities are allowed to cut razor wire installed by Texas along the US-Mexico border. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
“Because the Biden Administration has relinquished its constitutional compact duties to the states, Texas has every legal justification to protect the sovereignty of our state and our nation,” the statement said.
Abbott on Wednesday declared that Texas’ right to self-defense “supersedes any federal statute to the contrary,” and he vowed to “continue to use this razor wire to repel illegal immigration,” arguing that it is “an effective deterrent against illegal border crossings.” .crossings encouraged by Biden’s open borders policy.”
Several Republican governors who signed the joint statement have also issued individual declarations of support for Texas and some have pledged to provide the state with resources to combat illegal immigration.
“I’m willing to send the National Guard over there to stand together,” South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said during an appearance on Fox News, noting that she has done so in the past.
“I want it to be a different arrangement this time,” he added. “If we’re going to enforce Texas law and if I’m going to have the ability to use these troopers in an effective way, that’s going to be really great.”
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called the situation on the southern border “untenable” and the Biden administration’s immigration policy a “total failure” in a tweet that vowed to support Texas in its standoff with the feds.
“Ohio will continue to do our part to support Texas and support policies to secure our border,” he said, noting that the Ohio National Guard has had “a continuous presence on the border since October 2020.”
Texas and the Biden administration have clashed over immigration enforcement amid record levels of illegal crossings. Getty Images
“If President Biden won’t stand up for us, the country will have to stand up for itself. Arkansas stands with Texas,” Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted,
“The Biden administration continues to refuse to secure the border. Virginia supports [Abbott] and the constitutional right of Texas to defend itself,” Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin wrote in X.
The Lone Star State and the Biden administration have clashed over immigration enforcement amid record levels of illegal crossings that Abbott says have overtaken cities along the US-Mexico border.
Last month, the Justice Department threatened to sue Texas if it enforces a new law that allows state authorities to arrest, jail, prosecute and deport immigrants who enter the country illegally.
The DOJ is also suing the state over the construction of a floating barrier on the Rio Grande, which the court has ordered Abbott to remove.
Texas has taken more than 95,000 immigrants to sanctuary cities, including New York and Chicago, as part of an effort to get President Biden to “reverse course on his open borders policy,” according to Abbott.
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