{"id":2067481,"date":"2023-10-14T14:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-fortifies-texas-new-mexico-border-lone-star-troops-put-up-razor-wire-near-state-line\/"},"modified":"2023-10-14T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T18:49:56","slug":"gov-abbott-fortifies-texas-new-mexico-border-lone-star-troops-put-up-razor-wire-near-state-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-fortifies-texas-new-mexico-border-lone-star-troops-put-up-razor-wire-near-state-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Abbott strengthens Texas-New Mexico border, Lone Star troops install razor wire near state line."},"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\">30<\/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%2Fgov-abbott-fortifies-texas-new-mexico-border-lone-star-troops-put-up-razor-wire-near-state-line%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=2067481&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>Texas Takes Action to \u2063Secure \u2062Border as Biden Fails<\/h2>\n<p>As President Joe Biden\u2019s\u200c regime fails to keep America\u2019s southern border safe and secure, it has fallen to the states to do\u200d that job, and Texas has stepped\u2063 up once again.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the \u200dTexas National Guard have been \u2062laying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-border-patrol-cuts-wire-laid-texas-allows-illegal-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">razor wire<\/a> on\u2063 the border with Mexico, as most know. But this \u200dweek,\u200b they were seen\u200d busily securing a different \u201cMexican\u201d border.<\/p>\n<p>Photos\u2064 published\u200d by El \u2063Paso\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/texas-national-guard-reinforces-border-with-razor-wire-following-governor-abbotts-orders-el-paso-near-sunland-park-new-mexico-executive-boulevard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KFOX-TV<\/a> show National Guard soldiers erecting razor-wire barriers in West Texas near the state\u2019s border\u200d with New Mexico. The barriers are going \u200dup close to the city of Sunland Park, New Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMigrants are entering New Mexico \u2062illegally then crossing into Texas. We are stopping it,\u201d\u200d Texas Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gov-abbott-answers-bidens-refusal-enforce-immigration-laws-will-authorize-texas-law-enforcement-directly-intervene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greg Abbott<\/a> posted on X\u200b on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cTexas\u200b National Guard reinforces border with razor wire following Governor Abbott\u2019s orders.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is on \u200dthe border between Texas\u200c and NEW Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Migrants are entering New Mexico illegally then\u2064 crossing into Texas.<\/p>\n<p>We are stopping it.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5ypt0HBJzw\">https:\/\/t.co\/5ypt0HBJzw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1711594783901139206?\">October 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/new-mexico-border-city-says-its-suffering-consequences-of-illegal-immigration\/article_e9e27ea2-525c-11ee-9f55-47422ed7760c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sante Fe New Mexican<\/a> \u2063reported in September that Sunland Park has recently \u200dbecome a \u201cgateway\u201d for illegal immigrants. As Texas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-national-guard-rolls-eagle-pass-immediately-gets-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fortifies<\/a> \u2064its border, it stands to reason that illegals have begun seeking out easier paths into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea\u2062 explained why\u2062 his town is such \u200ba hot spot for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-governor-says-taxpayer-dollars-diverted-care-illegal-aliens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal \u2064immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom my office I can walk over to El Paso, Texas, or I can walk into Ju\u00e1rez, Mexico,\u201d he said. \u201cBut just as easily as \u200dI\u2064 can walk over there, we have the\u2064 issue of immigrants crossing over into the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Illegals can simply walk\u2063 into Sunland Park through a \u2062wide\u200c gap in the\u2063 steel fence separating the \u2064U.S. \u200dfrom Mexico, the New Mexican reported.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately,\u200c the trend has had deadly consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe desert is very unforgiving in this area,\u201d Perea said. \u201cWithin the municipal limits, we\u2019ve found about 25 bodies this \u2064year alone.\u201d About 80 bodies have been found outside city limits this year, as well.<\/p>\n<p>The New Mexican noted that the\u2062 El Paso border sector, which includes New Mexico, \u200bhas seen a huge increase\u2063 in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-recruiting-gop-senators-for-amnesty-deal\/\" title=\"Democrats Recruiting GOP Senators for Amnesty Deal\">illegal border crossings<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince the beginning of [fiscal year 2023], migrant\u2063 encounters for the El Paso Sector are 364,092, up 59% compared to FY22,\u201d Customs \u200dand Border\u200c Protection said in an\u2062 August <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/el-paso-sector-continues-enforce-title-8#:~:text=Since%20the%20beginning%20of%20FY23%2C%20migrant%20encounters%20for%20the%20El%20Paso%20Sector%20are%20364%2C092%2C%20up%2059%25%20compared%20to%20FY22.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fidel Baca,\u200c a Border Patrol agent \u2062and spokesman, told the New Mexican that the sector is the busiest in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we are averaging over \u200b900 people a day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>When the New Mexican reached\u2063 out to Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-mexico-governor-folds-removes-firearm-carry-ban-emergency-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Lujan Grisham<\/a> about border security, her \u200dpress\u200d secretary said \u200dit\u2019s not her job.<\/p>\n<p>The state assists \u201cthe federal \u2064government with their needs, and at\u2062 this time they have \u200dnot reached out,\u201d she said. \u201cAs \u200dwe have always said, we have called on Congress \u2064to\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-fortifies-texas-new-mexico-border-lone-star-troops-put-up-razor-wire-near-state-line\/\" title=\"Gov. Abbott strengthens Texas-New Mexico border, Lone Star troops install razor wire near state line.\">pass\u200d comprehensive immigration reform<\/a> and we \u200cstand ready to assist Border Security if\u200c they request it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not good enough for Abbott.<\/p>\n<p>As Biden refuses to\u200b secure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-chip-roy-says-biden-admin-basically-turning-dhs-into-a-welcome-mat-for-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Rep. Chip Roy Says Biden Admin \u2018Basically Turning DHS Into A Welcome Mat\u2019 For Illegal Immigrants\">wide-open border<\/a> and get illegal immigration in \u200bcheck,\u200c the Texas governor is taking matters \u200dinto \u2063his \u200cown hands.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p>Silicon Valley and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they can to put The Western Journal out \u2064of business. Our \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">faithful subscribers<\/a> have kept us going.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2063you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let \u200bme be\u2064 honest: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\">We need your\u200c help today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I also want \u200bto send you an autographed copy of \u2064\u201cCounterpunch,\u201d which will give you a plan to fight back for our beloved \u200ccountry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right\u2063 now<\/b><\/a>  \u2013 The Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Please stand with us by subscribing \u200btoday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Floyd G. Brown<br \/>\nFounder of The Western Journal<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gov-abbott-fortifies-texas-new-mexico-border-lone-star-troops-put-razor-wire-near-state-line\/\">Gov. Abbott Fortifies Texas-New Mexico Border, Lone Star Troops Put Up Razor Wire Near State Line<\/a> appeared first on\u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What are the consequences of illegal immigration in the border region, as mentioned by \u2064Sunland Park Mayor Javier\u2063 Perea?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063 R&#8221;>Michelle Lujan \u2063Grisham<\/a> for comment, they received no response. It appears \u200bthat New Mexico&#8217;s\u200d leadership is\u2064 either indifferent or unwilling to address the issue of illegal\u200c immigration in their state.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Texas is taking action\u200d to secure not only \u2064its own border, but also parts of the border \u200dthat\u200d belong\u200d to \u200bNew Mexico. Texas Governor Greg\u200b Abbott\u200d has shown\u2064 strong\u200c leadership\u2062 in this regard, willing \u2063to take the\u200b necessary steps to protect his state \u2064and its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>By reinforcing the border with razor wire, the Texas National \u2063Guard\u2063 is \u2064sending a clear\u200c message \u2064that illegal immigration will not be tolerated. This proactive approach is necessary, as the Biden administration has failed to \u200daddress the crisis at\u200d the southern border effectively.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences of illegal immigration are not just limited to economic strain and strain on social services. As Sunland Park Mayor Javier Perea pointed out,\u2062 the \u200bdesert \u2064can be unforgiving, \u2064and lives are being lost in \u2064the\u200b process. It is essential that we take \u2064action to prevent further tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the increase in illegal border crossings in \u2062the El Paso sector underscores\u200b the urgent need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-security-and-ukraine-aid-should-not-be-tied-together-white-house-says\/\" title=\"White House asserts: Border security and Ukraine aid should not be linked.\">stronger border \u2062security measures<\/a>. With encounters up 59% compared to the \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-disturbing-findings-from-planned-parenthoods-annual-report\/\" title=\"5 Disturbing Findings from Planned Parenthood\u2019s Annual Report\">previous fiscal year<\/a>, it is clear that the situation is escalating.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is\u200c setting an example for other states and the federal\u200c government by taking matters into its own hands and securing the\u200b border. It is time\u2063 for the Biden administration to step up and fulfill\u200c its responsibility to protect the American people.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2062conclusion, Texas is taking action\u200b to secure the border as the Biden administration fails \u2062to do so. By reinforcing the border \u200bwith razor wire, Texas is demonstrating its commitment to protecting its citizens and\u200c sending a strong message to potential\u2064 illegal \u200cimmigrants.\u2062 The situation \u200cin\u200c the \u2062border\u200b region is dire, with lives being lost and illegal border crossings on the rise. It is time for the \u2062federal \u2063government to follow Texas&#8217; lead and take the necessary steps to \u200csecure the southern border and uphold the rule \u200cof\u200d law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, Texas has taken on the responsibility of securing America&#8217;s southern border as President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration fails to do so. Texas National Guard members have been diligently placing razor wire along the border with Mexico, as many are aware. This week, their efforts continued.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2067482,"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-2067481","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\/2067481","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\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2067481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2067481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2067482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2067481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2067481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2067481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}