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Republican joins America Reports with an update on conditions at migrant facilities in his state
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to travel to a U.S.-Mexico border city in his state on Thursday to draw attention to the topic of smuggling by drug cartels, among other issues.
Abbott plans to visit Weslaco, Texas, a Hidalgo County city of about 41,000 residents, along Interstate 2, just north of the Rio Grande. President Biden’s open border policies invite children to take a dangerous trek that exposes them to human trafficking, Abbott wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. Even Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas admitted that many children don’t make it through without harm.
First McAllen mayoral debate held virtually
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Five people hoping to become mayor of McAllen held an online debate Wednesday.
Each candidate explained why he or she should be the one to replace longtime Mayor Jim Darling, who is not seeking re-election after more than eight years in office.
Each candidate was given 90 seconds to answer questions.
Candidate Michael Fallek with Mcallen Planning and Zoning Commission said his entire time in McAllen, he’s brought new businesses to town as a businessman.
Candidate Javier Villalobos, a Mcallen City Commissioner, said as a commissioner, he prides himself in making the tough decisions.
Biden surge: 3,500 migrants caught at border daily, ‘I’m scared at what’s coming’ Print this article
The surge of illegal immigrants has hit a near two-year high driven by indications that the Biden administration is opening the border wider than it was under former President Barack Obama, according to new border figures.
What’s more, indications are that it will jump even further once the administration unveils its full immigration agenda aimed at overturning former President Donald Trump’s border closing that cut daily captures and returns to a recent 1,100 a day.
Former acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan told Secrets that the data he has seen show that the daily average of illegal crossers is 3,000 and that “the day before, they reached 3,500 in a single day.”
President Biden is promising kinder, more welcoming immigration policies – and raising hopes for asylum seekers throughout the hemisphere. Earlier this