And the “Remain In Mexico” policy, which was instated by the Trump administration, overturned by the Biden administration and reinstated by the Supreme Court, begins this week, Abbott said, which garnered another round of applause. “And on the other side of these massive containers that are on the border is razor wire that is used in battlefields to prevent soldiers from crossing the battlefield - we’re using it to prevent people from coming into the United States illegally.”Īt the same time, the state has launched a new program that opened up thousands of jail beds to arrest anyone who illegally crosses the border. “As we're having lunch here today, know that there are 10,000 National Guard and Department of Public Safety officers on the border and they're putting up these massive containers that you see on these massive ships crossing the ocean,” Abbott said. With the senators’ help, Abbott secured $3 million in taxpayer funding, he said, to build a wall at the border that the federal government wouldn’t build. In fact, the three already have worked together on border security. Related: Abbott jumps on 'Let's Go Brandon' train in recent tweet about Biden “Let’s Go Brandon!” Abbott said, setting off a wave identical chanting around the room.
He noted that popular state senators Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, and Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, would help Abbott secure the border and likened Creighton to Brandon Brown, the NASCAR racer whose name has become a popular national euphemism for insulting President Joe Biden. Democratic Party chair seeking Austin officeĪbbott called the Democrats’ border policy “complete lawlessness and chaos,” and lamented the number of people who have come to America from hundreds of countries under the Biden administration.