CBN News Chief Political Analyst David Brody sat down with Texas Governor Greg Abbott for an exclusive interview. The governor of the Lone Star State is addressing the border crisis that has wracked his state as millions of migrants have illegally crossed into the U.S. from Mexico.
The saying goes, “Everything is bigger in Texas.” Well, that includes the fight over illegal immigration too. Governor Greg Abbott has a battle on his hands: not just at the border but in Washington, D.C.
“Joe Biden has a requirement under the Constitution to secure our national security,” Governor Abbott tells CBN News. “He’s utterly failed at that.”
Abbott is taking matters into his own hands. That includes building a wall in a number of border counties and busing illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities. In addition, his Operation Lone Star program has led to a half-million illegal immigrant apprehensions and the seizure of almost 500 million lethal doses of fentanyl.
“Illegal immigration has gone down in the state of Texas by 72%,” Abbott says. “At that very same time, it has increased in California, Arizona, and New Mexico by 24% so it shows that what we’re doing is working.”
The Biden administration says Texas has
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