{"id":1977321,"date":"2023-07-19T12:49:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-why-wont-texas-gov-greg-abbott-work-to-remove-huge-incentive-for-illegal-immigration\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:52:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:52:35","slug":"op-ed-why-wont-texas-gov-greg-abbott-work-to-remove-huge-incentive-for-illegal-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-why-wont-texas-gov-greg-abbott-work-to-remove-huge-incentive-for-illegal-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Texas Gov. Abbott Must Address Illegal Immigration Incentives"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fop-ed-why-wont-texas-gov-greg-abbott-work-to-remove-huge-incentive-for-illegal-immigration%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=1977321&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>The\u200b Invasion \u2064of Texas:\u200b Addressing \u2062the Issue of Illegal\u2063 Immigration<\/h2>\n<p>The state \u2062of \u2062Texas is\u2063 currently facing \u200ca significant \u200dchallenge &#8211; an invasion \u2063of\u200c illegal \u2063aliens pouring\u2063 across its border. While\u200c some may \u200dargue\u2062 that\u200b these \u200cindividuals\u2062 are asylum\u200c seekers \u200dor \u2062refugees, everyday\u2064 Americans recognize \u2063them as\u2064 economic \u200dmigrants. It\u200b is widely \u200bknown \u2064that employment opportunities\u2062 serve\u2063 as \u200bthe\u2063 primary\u2064 motivation for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-discusses-his-trailing-on-trump-in-republican-primary-race\/\" title=\"DeSantis talks about his second place to Trump in GOP primary race.\">illegal\u200d immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>American\u2063 employers \u2064offer \u200bhigher wages\u2064 compared\u2063 to businesses\u2064 in Mexico, \u200dHonduras, and\u200d Nicaragua. \u200dThe \u2062promise of better pay \u200band\u2063 an\u2062 improved\u2063 quality of\u200d life\u200b acts\u2064 as \u2063a \u2063powerful\u200d incentive for citizens \u2064of these countries, \u2063and \u2064others, \u200dto \u2062travel thousands\u2062 of\u200b miles \u2062and \u200dengage \u200din \u200dbusiness \u2063with \u2064narcoterrorist \u200ccartels to \u2063enter\u2064 the United \u200dStates.<\/p>\n<p>So,\u2064 why \u2063isn&#8217;t \u2064Texas\u2064 Governor\u2062 Greg \u2063Abbott \u2064taking \u200baction\u200c to remove this \u200dincentive?<\/p>\n<p>Although \u200dit\u200b is \u200dagainst \u200bfederal law \u2064to hire individuals \u200cwho\u2062 are \u2062not \u2063lawfully\u200d present\u2063 in\u2064 the \u2064U.S., \u200cbusinesses\u2063 and\u200b contractors\u200d often choose \u200cto \u2062violate \u2062this law\u200c by\u200c hiring illegal \u2063aliens. These \u200cindividuals are\u200b willing \u2063to work\u200d for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-buy-american-clean-energy-conundrum\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s \u2018Buy American\u2019 Clean Energy Conundrum\">lower wages<\/a>\u200c than \u200bAmerican citizens,\u200c resulting \u2062in\u2063 harm \u200dto Americans\u2063 on two \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-why-wont-texas-gov-greg-abbott-work-to-remove-huge-incentive-for-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"Op-Ed: Texas Gov. Abbott Must Address Illegal Immigration Incentives\">fronts \u2063-\u200d lower \u200bwages<\/a> \u2062and\u200c an\u2064 increase in \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-blue-state-claw-back\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Blue State Claw Back\">illegal immigration<\/a>. This situation calls for \u200ba solution.<\/p>\n<h3>The\u2063 Solution: Mandating \u2063E-Verify<\/h3>\n<p>Republicans \u200dunderstand\u2062 the\u2062 solution to \u200bthis\u2063 problem: \u2063mandating \u200bthe \u2062use of \u200cE-Verify, a federal \u2062program\u2062 that \u200cchecks\u2062 the legal \u2064status\u2063 of \u200cpotential workers \u2064for \u200cemployers,\u2063 and imposing real \u200cpenalties on businesses \u200bthat hire \u200billegal \u2064aliens in violation\u200d of\u2062 federal law.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2064 a\u2062 Rasmussen poll, \u200c71\u2064 percent\u200d of\u200d Texas \u2064voters\u2064 believe that the government should\u2063 mandate\u200c the\u200d use of the E-Verify \u200dsystem to ensure \u200cthat \u200cU.S.\u200d jobs\u200c are \u200dreserved\u2062 for \u2064legal workers. This\u2064 issue is \u2062even \u200bmore\u2062 popular\u2062 among Texas\u2062 Republican\u2063 primary \u2063voters,\u200c with\u2063 82 \u2062percent supporting\u2063 the requirement for\u2063 Texas\u200c employers\u2064 to use\u2063 E-Verify\u200d and \u2064making it \u200da \u2062felony\u200b for individuals \u200cto\u200d use \u2062false identification to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-missouri-farm-imported-foreign-workers-to-cut-labor-costs-housed-them-in-former-jail\/\" title=\"Feds: Missouri Farm Imported Foreign Workers to Cut Labor Costs, Housed Them in Former Jail\">obtain employment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div \u2062id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you \u2064support\u200c E-Verify?<\/div>\n<div \u2064id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display:\u2062 none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div\u2062 class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting \u200cthis\u2062 poll entitles you\u2063 to The \u200bWestern Journal news updates free\u200c of\u2064 charge. \u2063You\u2064 may\u2064 opt out\u2063 at \u2063any \u200dtime. You also agree\u2062 to\u200d our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy\u2062 Policy<\/a>\u2062 and \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of\u2062 Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<div\u2063 id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes:\u2064 100%\u200b (8 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div \u2063id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" \u200bstyle=\"width: \u20640%\">\n\t\t\tNo:\u2062 0% (0\u200c Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite \u2062the\u200b overwhelming support \u2063for\u2063 E-Verify among Texas \u200cvoters,\u200b Governor \u200cAbbott \u200bhas\u200c remained \u2063relatively \u2063silent\u200d on \u200bthe\u200c issue. The weak\u200d bill \u2063passed\u2064 in 2015 only requires \u2062E-Verify\u200c for state\u200b employees and contractors, lacking \u200bthe necessary\u200d teeth\u200b to address the problem \u200ceffectively.<\/p>\n<p>Since then,\u200b no \u200clegislation\u2063 to \u2064strengthen state \u2064law and\u2063 apply E-Verify \u200bto all\u2064 employers\u200b has moved \u200bforward \u2063in\u2064 the Texas Legislature. Even\u200c Senate Bill 1621, introduced by state \u2064Sen.\u2062 Lois \u200dKolkhorst, \u2062failed \u2063to receive \u200dAbbott&#8217;s support and \u2062a vote\u200c in the Texas Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott&#8217;s reluctance\u200d to \u2062champion this \u200bissue puts \u2064him \u200bout \u2064of \u200cstep\u200d with \u2063the \u2063majority\u200d of Republican \u200dpresidential candidates. Former\u200b President\u2064 Donald\u200b Trump\u200b campaigned on\u2062 requiring\u2064 E-Verify\u200b and promoted \u2064such legislation during\u2063 his time\u200c in\u2063 office.\u2064 Florida Governor Ron \u200dDeSantis\u2062 successfully \u2064signed \u200bE-Verify \u200binto law\u2064 in \u2063his state, and even \u2062former South\u200d Carolina Governor\u200c Nikki Haley, representing \u2062the establishment wing of\u2063 the Republican Party,\u200b supports E-Verify.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, \u2062nine\u2064 states \u200dhave\u2062 mandated \u200bE-Verify for\u200b all\u200d or\u200b most employers. \u200cTexas should \u2064join their\u2062 ranks.<\/p>\n<p>If Governor Abbott is \u200cserious about securing the Texas border, \u2063he\u2062 should publicly\u200d announce \u200chis support \u200cfor \u200brequiring E-Verify\u2064 for Texas employers. Furthermore, he should ensure \u200cthat\u200b legislation\u200d to that effect \u200dis\u200b passed by the \u200dTexas \u2063Legislature in a special session.<\/p>\n<p>It is time\u200c to\u2063 address \u2063the issue \u200dof illegal \u200dimmigration and remove\u200c the\u200b incentives that \u2062attract\u200d economic\u200b migrants\u2063 to Texas.\u2063 By implementing \u2064E-Verify,\u2064 Texas can take \u2063a significant step towards protecting American\u2064 workers\u2064 and\u200b securing its\u2064 borders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read\u2062 the\u2064 full\u200d article <a \u2062rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-wont-texas-gov-greg-abbott-work-remove-huge-incentive-illegal-immigration\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas is facing an invasion as countless illegal aliens pour across the border. Despite claims of being asylum seekers or refugees by the radical left, everyday Americans recognize them as economic migrants. Experts confirm that employment is the primary motivator for illegal immigration, as American employers offer significantly higher wages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2072,"featured_media":1977322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977321","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\/2072"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}