Staff Reports
Governor Greg Abbott of Texas has targeted California’s sanctuary city status by transporting the first group of undocumented individuals to the state. Abbott recently announced that he would be using buses to transport immigrants to various “sanctuary cities” like Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Denver.
Popcorn Time: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Drops off First Busload of Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles https://t.co/RX02lmpHbT
— RedState (@RedState) June 15, 2023
He expressed concerns about the overwhelming number of people illegally crossing into Texas from Mexico due to President Biden’s failure to secure the border, especially affecting smaller border towns. Abbott emphasized that Texas would continue offering relief to these communities until the President takes action to address the border crisis.
The first bus of migrants from Texas has arrived in Los Angeles.
Our overwhelmed border towns are on the frontlines of President Biden’s border crisis & need relief.
Texas will bus migrants to sanctuary cities like LA until he secures the border.
More: https://t.co/VN6i59cZah pic.twitter.com/6xMe4eRDxh
— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) June 14, 2023
By taking this action, Abbott aimed to highlight the alleged hypocrisy of California’s sanctuary protections for illegal immigrants. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass criticized Abbott’s move as a political stunt, but the governor made it clear that he would not tolerate politicians playing games with human lives. He urged Los Angeles to address its sanctuary city policies and rise to the challenge.
Given the daily influx of illegal immigrants, it will be interesting to observe California’s response as it maintains its sanctuary status while accepting undocumented individuals.
