{"id":1975016,"date":"2023-07-17T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-files-complaint-about-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T10:59:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:59:30","slug":"mexico-files-complaint-about-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-files-complaint-about-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexico complains about Texas&#8217; new low-tech border crossing deterrent as it is being implemented."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fmexico-files-complaint-about-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout%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=1975016&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--><h2>Mexico\u200d Objects to Texas&#8217; Floating \u2064Barrier in \u200bthe \u2062Rio \u200cGrande<\/h2>\n<p>Mexico is objecting\u2063 to\u2062 a\u200b floating barrier\u2062 in the\u2062 Rio Grande\u2063 that \u200cwas \u2063placed there to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-romney-cotton-minimum-wage-plan-is-anti-conservative-and-embraces-the-logic-of-the-left\/\" title=\"The Romney\/Cotton Minimum Wage Plan Is Anti-Conservative And Embraces The Logic Of The Left\">stop illegal immigrants<\/a> \u200bfrom \u2062entering Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico\u2019s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia B\u00e1rcena \u2062said Mexico sent \u200ca diplomatic protest\u200c to\u2062 the United\u2062 States\u2019 government\u2062 after Texas\u200c \u2014 \u200dfed up with the lack \u2062of action \u200bfrom \u200cthe\u2063 Biden administration\u2062 to deter illegal immigration\u200b \u2014 decided \u2062to\u2064 place \u200bthe\u2062 floating barrier\u2062 in the river, \u200daccording\u2062 to \u200dthe <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-texas-rio-grande-buoys-immigration-a0ddf07c9d91c0c0413cf2bbfb16d9c1\"\u200b target=\"_blank\" \u200drel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-border-patrol-cuts-wire-laid-texas-allows-illegal-migrants\/\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" \u2063rel=\"noopener\">barrier<\/a>\u200d could violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water and\u200d that Mexico,\u2064 which \u200cwants\u2063 the \u2064barrier removed, \u200dwill \u200dsend \u2064an inspection team where the \u200cbuoys have been \u200cdeployed.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 inspection team, B\u00e1rcena\u200d said, will make sure \u2063the river \u2063flow \u200bis\u200b normal and\u200d unobstructed, per \u200dthe treaties, \u2062and\u2063 will check that \u2063the \u2062barrier does not cross into Mexico\u2019s side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" \u2064lang=\"en\">Texas\u2063 launches floating barrier \u200bin the \u200cRio Grande \u2063to stop illegal migrants <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U5gkhCiKu1\">pic.twitter.com\/U5gkhCiKu1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyLoud\/status\/1679256371366117377?\">July \u200d12,\u200b 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Installation \u200bof\u200c the\u2062 Floating Barrier<\/h3>\n<p>Once installed,\u200b buoys \u2063and\u2064 the webbing below them will block\u2064 about\u200b 1,000 feet of \u200cthe river and be anchored to \u200dthe \u200dbottom. The\u2064 river \u2063is\u2064 key\u2063 because it \u200dspans\u200c the\u2062 border \u2063between\u200c Texas and Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Installation of \u2063the <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-erects-innovative-solution-feds-border-wall-gaps-illegal-crossings-just-got-tougher\/\" \u200dtarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">floating barrier<\/a> began and Wednesday \u2063and \u200cshould\u200b be \u2062completed this week, Texas \u2062Department \u2064of Public \u200bSafety \u2064Spokesman Lt. \u2064Chris\u2064 Olivarez said, according \u200dto\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/12\/texas-floating-barrier-placed-in-rio-grande-to-stop-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New\u2062 York \u200dPost<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Public \u200dOpinion \u200dPoll<\/h3>\n<div\u2062 id=\"firefly-poll-container\" \u2064class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should Texas\u200d remove the barrier to\u2062 heed\u2064 Mexico\u2019s complaint?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" \u200dstyle=\"display: \u2063none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting \u2063this\u2064 poll\u200c entitles\u2064 you to The Western Journal\u200d news updates \u200cfree\u2064 of\u2063 charge. You\u2064 may opt \u2064out\u200c at anytime.\u200d You also agree to \u200dour \u200b<a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u200b Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms \u200cof Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\"\u200b style=\"display: \u2063none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" \u200cstyle=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div\u2063 id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" \u200cstyle=\"width:\u2064 100%\">\n\t\t\tNo: \u200d100% (2 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Effectiveness of the Barrier<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cThe buoys \u2064go \u2062down a foot \u2063below the\u2064 water line, \u2064so\u200c anyone \u2064wanting to\u2062 get\u2063 past\u2064 them would have\u200c to swim\u200b at least\u2062 that far\u200d down,\u201d he \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>He\u200c said most illegal \u2062immigrants \u201cdon\u2019t want to go \u200bunder\u200b water. They\u2019re\u2063 trying \u2063to scale \u200bover,\u200d like\u2062 a \u2063wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially \u2064with children,\u2063 I think it\u2019s\u200b going \u200dto \u2062be \u2064most \u200ceffective\u200c with families who \u200care trying to \u200bcome across. \u200bAcross the\u200d board, we want to \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">prevent people<\/a> \u2064from\u2062 crossing \u200dthe\u2064 river \u200bin the \u200dfirst place,\u201d he\u200b said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p \u2062dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The \u2062State of \u2063<a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texas?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texas<\/a>\u200c is taking historic\u2064 action \u200cunder Gov. \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a>\u2019s Operation\u200b Lone\u2064 Star\u2062 to secure the\u2063 border. Installation of the \u200dmarine barrier began\u200c today\u200b in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EaglePass?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#EaglePass<\/a>. \u2062The marine barrier\u200b will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mexico-files-complaint-about-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout\/\" title=\"Mexico complains about Texas' new low-tech border crossing deterrent as it is being implemented.\">deter\u200b unlawful crossings\u200b &#038;\u200c human \u2064smuggling<\/a>,\u2062 &#038; prevent\u200c the loss of life due to\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4PYy25RDFr\">pic.twitter.com\/4PYy25RDFr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Chris \u200cOlivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LtChrisOlivarez\/status\/1678541552279224321?\">July 10, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Texas\u200b Governor&#8217;s Plan<\/h3>\n<p>Texas Republican Gov.\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/libs-angry-gov-abbott-takes-matters-hands-new-tool-fight-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Abbott<\/a> \u2064announced the plan for \u200ba mobile,\u2062 floating barrier last \u2062month.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" \u200blang=\"en\">The Texas Department \u200cof\u2063 Public\u200b Safety is overseeing the\u200d installation of new marine\u200d barriers on the Rio Grande.<\/p>\n<p>President\u200c Biden\u200c refuses to secure\u2064 the border.<\/p>\n<p>Texas\u200d continues to hold \u200bthe line \u2063in\u2064 his\u200b absence.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rZ6LSQvDbE\">https:\/\/t.co\/rZ6LSQvDbE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Greg Abbott \u2062(@GregAbbott_TX) <a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1679921184882737168?\">July 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis \u2063strategy \u2064will \u200dproactively \u2063prevent \u200cillegal\u2062 crossings between \u2064ports of \u200centry by making it more\u200c difficult \u200bto cross the Rio \u2063Grande and reach the Texas side \u200cof the \u2062southern border,\u201d\u200d Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-erects-innovative-solution-feds-border-wall-gaps-illegal-crossings-just-got-tougher\/\"\u2063 target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said then<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The barriers \u200bare being put \u200din the river \u2062near Eagle Pass, Texas, according\u200d to \u200cthe\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/buoys-texas-immigration-rio-grande-mexico-522e45febd880de1453460370043a25f\" \u200dtarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated\u200b Press<\/a>. The Border \u200cPatrol sector \u2063in which \u200bEagle Pass \u200cis\u200c located has\u2063 had \u2064the second-highest\u2062 number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-press-secretary-forgets-biden-signed-executive-order-to-resume-catch-and-release\/\" title=\"White House press secretary forgets Biden signed executive order to resume \u2018catch and release\u2019\">illegal immigrants crossing<\/a>\u2063 into Texas\u2063 this\u2063 fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p \u2062style=\"font-weight:\u200b 400\">However, the plan \u2064drew the \u200bire of \u200battorney David Donatti\u2062 with\u2064 the ACLU\u200b of\u200c Texas.<\/p>\n<p\u2064 style=\"font-weight: \u200b400\">\u201cThe chain of \u200bbuoys along the Rio \u200dGrande is just the latest in a chain \u200dof gifts from the state \u200bto private contractors to \u2064fuel the \u200bgovernor\u2019s\u200d manufactured crisis at the\u200d border,\u201d\u200d he said, according to <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/06\/09\/us\/texas-marine-floating-barriers-migrants\/index.html\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" \u2063rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p\u200d style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe\u200b floating\u200b balls will not\u2064 address the real and\u200c important reasons people\u200d are coming to the United\u200d States. \u2062The buoys\u2062 are a blight on Texas\u2019s \u2062moral conscience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mexico-files-complaint-texas-innovative-new-low-tech-border-crossing-deterrent-amid-rollout\/\">Mexico \u200dFiles \u2062Complaint \u200dAbout\u2062 Texas&#8217; Innovative New Low\u2063 Tech Border\u2062 Crossing Deterrent Amid\u200b Rollout<\/a>\u200d appeared first on <a\u2062 rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2064 Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexico objects to a floating barrier in the Rio Grande, aimed at preventing illegal immigration into Texas. Alicia B\u00e1rcena, Mexico&#8217;s Foreign Relations Secretary, expressed discontent and sent a diplomatic protest to the US government. 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