The State of Texas has a simple message for President Joe Biden: ‘Come and take it.’
Gov. Greg Abbott released a statement on Wednesday making the options very clear for President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas when it comes to stopping the state from defending its own border from an illegal alien invasion:
My statement on Texas’ constitutional right to self-defense. pic.twitter.com/seNFZdmujP
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) January 24, 2024
“The federal government has broken the compact between the United States and the States,” the statement reads. “The Executive Branch of the United States has a constitutional duty to enforce federal laws protecting States, including immigration laws on the books right now. President Biden has refused to enforce those laws and has even
violated them. The result is that he has smashed records for illegal immigration.”
“Despite having been put on notice in a series of letters—one of which I delivered to him by hand—President Biden has ignored Texas’s demand that he perform his constitutional duties.”
President Biden has violated his oath to faithfully execute immigration laws enacted by Congress. Instead of prosecuting immigrants for the federal crime of illegal entry, President Biden has