{"id":1991956,"date":"2023-08-05T14:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T18:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-defends-floating-barrier\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T14:22:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T18:22:06","slug":"texas-defends-floating-barrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-defends-floating-barrier\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas stands firm in its support of the floating barrier."},"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\">20<\/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%2Ftexas-defends-floating-barrier%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=1991956&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 class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Migrants\u2063 walk by a string of buoys\u200c placed on the \u200cwater along the Rio Grande border with Mexico in\u2063 Eagle Pass, Texas, on\u200c July 16, 2023.  (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Francis<\/a><br \/>11:19 AM \u2013\u2063 Saturday, August 5, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The Texas Governor\u2019s office said that Mexico is \u201cflat-out wrong\u201d as the southern country tried to tie the death of two migrants to\u200d the floating \u2064border barrier on the\u200d Rio Grande.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez said that Governor Greg Abbott (R-Texas) is\u2062 \u201cinhumane\u201d after\u2064 the governor authorized the\u2064 placement of the \u200dfloating barrier in the Rio Grande to try and lessen the crossing of migrants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe reiterate the position of the\u200b Government of\u2064 Mexico \u2064that\u200d the placement of \u2063wire buoys by the Texas authorities is a violation of our sovereignty,\u201d Mexico\u2019s foreign ministry said. \u201cWe express our\u2063 concern about the impact on the human rights \u2063and personal \u200csafety of migrants \u2063that\u200b these state policies will \u200dhave, which run counter to the close collaboration between our country and the federal government of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mexico announced earlier\u200d this week that\u200c the body of\u200c a migrant had been found in\u200c the southern part of the Rio Grande,\u2063 stuck\u200c in the buoys that were placed by Texas. A little while later, shortly\u200b after, a second body was found around\u200b three miles up \u200bthe river.<\/p>\n<p>The report of the bodies \u2064that\u2064 were found increased the criticism of the border barrier, with\u200c Mexico blaming the buoys\u200c for\u200c the deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott\u2019s office refuted the claims\u2062 and said that the barrier has nothing to do with the two deaths near the barrier. Spokesman Andrew \u2062Mahaleris told Fox News \u200dthat the Mexican\u2063 government is \u201cflat-out wrong\u201d and that the evidence points towards the \u201cdrowning occurring before the body was even \u200cnear the barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Mexican government is flat-out wrong,\u201d Mahaleris said. \u201cTo be clear, preliminary information points to the drowning occurring \u2064before the body was even\u200c near\u2062 the barriers.\u2063 The Texas Department\u200b of Public Safety previously reported to Border Patrol \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-defends-floating-barrier\/\" title=\"Texas stands firm in its support of the floating barrier.\">dead body floating upstream<\/a> from the barriers\u200c in the \u2063Rio Grande. Also, DPS monitors the barriers for anyone\u200b attempting to cross and has not observed \u200danyone attempting to cross since they \u2063were installed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He went on to point out that drownings \u200bwere common in that area, even before\u2064 the barrier was implemented. He said that\u2062 the deaths \u2064are the result \u2064of the \u201copen border policies\u200c of President Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is a result of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-governor-details-allegations-of-child-abuse-in-migrant-facilities-slams-admin-for-lack-of-action\/\" title=\"Texas governor details allegations of child abuse in migrant facilities, slams admin. for lack of action\">reckless open border policies<\/a> of President Biden and President L\u00f3pez Obrador. In fact, before Texas \u200cdeployed barriers, the United \u2064Nations declared the U.S.-Mexico border the deadliest land crossing in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cIf President Biden\u2062 and \u200dPresident L\u00f3pez Obrador truly cared about human life, they would do their\u200d jobs and secure the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Friday, Governor Abbott said that he will do anything\u2063 he\u2063 can to defend Texas against the \u201cinvasion of Mexican drug cartels\u201d and other illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI will do whatever I have to\u2062 do to defend our state from the invasion of \u200dthe Mexican \u200cdrug cartels and others \u200bwho have \u2062tried\u2063 to come \u2062into our \u2062country illegally, and\u200b I \u2062will protect\u200c our sovereignty,\u201d the \u200bgovernor said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2062efforts of \u200cAbbott to \u200ckeep illegal migrants out of the state of Texas has caused friction between him and the president of Mexico who urged\u200d Hispanics in the state not to vote for Abbott.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to do much, just tell \u2064our compatriots \u200dnot\u2062 to vote for the governor of Texas or\u200b for lawmakers of the Republican Party\u200c who support these\u200c measures,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The floating barrier in the\u2064 Rio Grande, which was installed in July, is now facing a\u200b lawsuit by the Department of Justice and\u200c high-profile Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u2064 breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been\u2062 filled with major headlines in the U.S. and around the world. One America\u2019s Rachel Acenas brings us the latest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Tom MacDonald<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Gregory Angelo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Anthony Watson<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u200bDavid Shepardson and Diane Bartz\u2062 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge hearing the Justice\u2062 Department\u2019s \u200cantitrust lawsuit accusing Google of \u2064unlawfully maintaining\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David\u200b Shepardson\u2062 and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON\u200d (Reuters) -A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department\u2019s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining\u2026\u2062 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM \u200c(Reuters) -Thirty-seven Ericsson shareholders are\u2063 suing \u2064the Swedish telecoms company for a combined 1.8 billion Swedish crowns ($170\u2062 million), saying its\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Thirty-seven \u200bEricsson shareholders are suing\u2064 the \u2062Swedish telecoms company for a combined 1.8 billion Swedish crowns ($170 million), \u200dsaying its\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas Governor&#8217;s office strongly disagrees with Mexico&#8217;s stance, stating that they are completely mistaken. Migrants can be seen walking near buoys along the Rio Grande border in Eagle Pass, Texas. 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