{"id":1367454,"date":"2022-03-09T16:46:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1367454"},"modified":"2022-03-09T16:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:46:26","slug":"beto-deploying-national-guard-to-texas-border-is-a-solution-in-search-of-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-deploying-national-guard-to-texas-border-is-a-solution-in-search-of-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto: Deploying National Guard to Texas &#039;Border is a Solution in Search of Problem&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbeto-deploying-national-guard-to-texas-border-is-a-solution-in-search-of-problem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1367454&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The Texas Democratic Party nominee for governor told followers that Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s deployment of the National Guard to the border is \u201ca solution in search of a problem.\u201d The nominee made the comment to supporters at a rally on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Francis \u201cBeto\u201d O\u2019Rourke told supporters at a campaign stop in College Station that the decision to deploy guardsmen under Operation Lone Star is a \u201csolution in search of a problem.\u201d His comments come after more than 2 million migrants crossed the border illegally into the United States under President Joe Biden\u2019s first year in office \u2014 more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2021\/12\/20\/1-million-migrants-apprehended-in-texas-based-border-sectors-since-biden-inauguration\/\">one million in Texas alone<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere are [National] Guard members from Texas A&#038;M who are on the border right now in Zapata, in Webb, in Hidalgo Counties to go be part of a solution in search of a problem,\u201d O\u2019Rourke told people attending the campaign stop.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott spokesman Mark Miner responded, \u201cBeto O\u2019Rourke needs to tell the more 1,000 Texas families who lost loved ones due to fentanyl that our southern border isn\u2019t a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On January 20, 2021, newly sworn President Biden canceled the Congressionally authorized border wall and, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2021\/01\/23\/exclusive-biden-made-america-less-safe-with-single-pen-stroke-says-former-cbp-head\/\">a single pen stroke<\/a>, many other immigration and border security programs put in place by President Trump. The result was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/tag\/texas-border-crisis\/\">immediate spike<\/a> in illegal border crossings.<br \/>In addition to the spike, smugglers exploited the border crisis to import record-amounts of fentanyl and other illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Governor Abbott\u2019s campaign offered the following details:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><u><span>Fentanyl Is Flooding Into Texas And The United States Via The U.S. Southern Border With Mexico, Leading To A Massive Increase In Deaths<\/span><\/u><\/strong><strong><span>:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>\u201cAccording To The CDC, Fentanyl Is The Leading Cause Of Death For Adults Ages 18-45 In The United States.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><span>(Dan Grossman, \u201cFentanyl Is The Leading Cause Of Death In Americans Ages 18-45,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.gregabbott.com\/t\/y-i-btrutly-l-j\/\"><span>KMGH-TV<\/span><\/a>, 1\/4\/22)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>In 2021 There Were Over 1,000 Fentanyl-Related Deaths In Texas (Provisional Data).<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0(Texas Department Of State Health Services, Accessed 2\/8\/22)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>The Border Patrol Seized 10,586 Pounds Of Fentanyl At The U.S.\u2019s Southern Border With Mexico In Fiscal Year 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>\u201cFentanyl, an opioid for pain treatment, is between 50 and 100 times more potent than morphine. In Fiscal Year 2021, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 10,586 lbs of the deadly drug at the southern border, which can be fatal in extremely small amounts.\u201d\u00a0(Adam Shaw, \u201cAbbott Says Enough Fentanyl Seized In Texas To Kill 222 Million Americans, Biden \u2018Does Not Care\u2019,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.gregabbott.com\/t\/y-i-btrutly-l-t\/\"><span>Fox News<\/span><\/a>, 1\/27\/22)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\"><span>\u00b7<\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><strong><span>Texas DPS Alone Seized 887 Pounds Of Fentanyl In 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>\u201cAs of 12\/16\/21, [TX DPS] have seized 887 lbs of #Fentanyl = 201,128,322 [deadly] doses. This deadly drug continues to plague our country, but the brave men &#038; women of [TX DPS] are safeguarding Texans &#038; the U.S. Border Security is National Security.\u201d\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/press.gregabbott.com\/t\/y-i-btrutly-l-i\/\"><span>Twitter.com<\/span><\/a>, 12\/22\/21)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>The Number Of Fentanyl-Related Deaths In The United States Increased By 56 Percent Between 2019 And 2020, The Most Recent Numbers Available.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>\u201cThe age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids other than methadone, which include such drugs as fentanyl, fentanyl analogs, and tramadol, increased from 1999 through 2020, with different rates of change over time (Figure 4). From 2019 to 2020, the rate increased 56%, from 11.4 to 17.8 per 100,000.\u201d\u00a0(\u201cDrug Overdose Deaths In The United States, 1999\u20132020,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.gregabbott.com\/t\/y-i-btrutly-l-d\/\"><span>U.S. Centers For Disease Control<\/span><\/a>, Accessed 2\/7\/22)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>\u201cFentanyl, A Drug Approved For Pain Treatment, Killed More Than 64,000 Americans From April 2020-April 2021, According To The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><span>\u00a0(Phelim Kine, \u201cThe War On Drugs Puts A Target On China,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.gregabbott.com\/t\/y-i-btrutly-l-o\/\"><em><span>Politico<\/span><\/em><\/a>, 2\/7\/22)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"xxmsonormal\"><span>\u00b7<\/span><span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><strong><span>\u201cA Recent Stanford-Lancet Study Warned That The U.S. Opioid Overdose Death Toll Could Rise To 1.2 Million by 2029.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>(Phelim Kine, \u201cThe War On Drugs Puts A Target On China,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.gregabbott.com\/t\/y-i-btrutly-l-b\/\"><em><span>Politico<\/span><\/em><\/a>, 2\/7\/22)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In March 2021, Governor Abbott initiated Operation Lone Star, which led to the deployment of thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers and airmen plus more than 1,000 Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers. The surge in personnel led to more than 105,000 migrant encounters and\u00a0 participation in significant drug and weapons seizures, Breitbart Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/02\/02\/exclusive-105k-migrants-intercepted-by-texas-national-guard-near-border-under-operation-lone-star\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work each of our service members is doing is very important,\u201d Texas Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris told Breitbart Texas. \u201cTheir presence along the border creates a significant deterrence to criminal activity along our southern border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>General Norris offered the following in a statement released in February:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Approximately, 105,000 illegal migrants have been apprehended or referred to our partner federal and state law enforcement agencies;<\/li>\n<li>More than 9,000 individuals, attempting to enter Texas illegally, have been returned to Mexico;<\/li>\n<li>Significant drug and weapon seizures have occurred, including the lethal drug fentanyl;<\/li>\n<li>And the ongoing construction of temporary barriers, including 10 miles of temporary barriers, with an additional 60 miles under construction contract, along the border is further deterring criminal activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Democratic Party nominee frequently uses the \u201csolution\u201d phrase for high-profile issues. In March 2021, O\u2019Rourke derided a voter fraud bill under consideration.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beto-<br \/>\u201cThis is a solution in search of a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tonight Beto O\u2019Rourke explained why Republican bills in the Texas legislature are meant to eliminate fraud, WHEN NO FRAUD EXISTS.<\/p>\n<p>(3\/24\/21) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tB71FzvHO5\">pic.twitter.com\/tB71FzvHO5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BetoMedia (@BetoMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoMedia\/status\/1374894724398649348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He repeated the comment when testifying before the Texas Senate in July 2021.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Beto O\u2019Rourke-<br \/>\u201cAn elections bill that is premised on a lie \u2013 that there is widespread fraud in our elections, even though there is not \u2013 a solution in search of a problem\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beto takes apart the VOTER SUPPRESSION bill point by point<\/p>\n<p>Senate Testimony-Main Testimony 1\/2<br \/>(7\/10\/21) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIuitNo9lI\">pic.twitter.com\/eIuitNo9lI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BetoMedia (@BetoMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BetoMedia\/status\/1414212524879368196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his failed presidential campaign in February 2019, Politico tweeted a statement from O\u2019Rourke where he called President Donald Trump\u2019s border wall \u201ca solution in search of a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At a dueling rally in El Paso (held the same night as Trump\u2019s rally), Beto O\u2019Rourke said the president\u2019s border wall is unnecessary, calling it \u201cabsolutely the wrong thing to do \u2013 it\u2019s a solution in search of a problem\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T3KOH9jbSa\">https:\/\/t.co\/T3KOH9jbSa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pm9TV3lNwu\">pic.twitter.com\/Pm9TV3lNwu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1095155165999624197?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And, during his failed Senate campaign in January 2018, O\u2019Rourke again used the phrase.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cWe can have economic growth and national security without compromising our values\u2026the border wall is a solution in search of a problem.\u201d \u2013 Congressman Beto O\u2019Rourke (TX-16)<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USHCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USHCC<\/a> Pres. &#038; CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JPalomarez?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JPalomarez<\/a>, joined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBetoORourke?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBetoORourke<\/a> this morning to discuss immigration reform. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xna9DFj6FK\">pic.twitter.com\/Xna9DFj6FK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USHCC (@USHCC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USHCC\/status\/958748952471527425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In unofficial results from this month\u2019s Texas primary election, O\u2019Rourke garnered less than one million votes statewide with no major opposition, according to the Secretary of State\u2019s Office.<br \/>In contrast, Governor Abbott, in a highly contested race, earned the votes of nearly 1.3 million in the <a href=\"https:\/\/results.texas-election.com\/races\">Republican primary<\/a> race and handily avoided a runoff.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/bob-price\/\"><em>Bob Price<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0serves as associate editor and senior news contributor for the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/\"><em>Breitbart Texas-Border team<\/em><\/a><em>. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><em>Sunday-morning talk show,<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/shows\/whats-your-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">What\u2019s Your Point?<\/a><em>\u00a0Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobPriceBBTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><em>@BobPriceBBTX<\/em><\/a><em>, Parler\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/parler.com\/profile\/BobPrice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@BobPrice<\/a>, and\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bob.Price.Texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\"><em>Facebook.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Democratic Party nominee for governor told followers that Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s deployment of the National Guard to the border is \u201ca solution in search of a problem.\u201d The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1367454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1367454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1367454"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1367454\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1367454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1367454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1367454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}