For the first time in more than a decade, the front line of illegal immigration has shifted from Arizona to Texas.
Despite the Obama Administration’s claims of making border security a “top priority,” illegal crossings into South Texas are up an estimated 55 percent.
Now the Rio Grande Valley has displaced the Tucson enforcement zone as the hot spot, with makeshift rafts crossing the river in increasing numbers, high-speed car chases occurring along rural roads and a growing number of dead bodies turning up on ranchers’ land, according to local officials.” -The New York Times
The Obama Administration’s failure to secure the border and adequately protect immigration enforcement zones endangers countless Texas lives. A surge in illegal crossings is a threat to the safety of Texas families.
As Attorney General, Greg Abbott has urged President Obama time and time again to make border security a priority.