{"id":2070094,"date":"2023-10-17T11:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-installs-razor-wire-along-new-mexico-border-to-block-illegal-crossings\/"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:25:33","slug":"texas-installs-razor-wire-along-new-mexico-border-to-block-illegal-crossings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-installs-razor-wire-along-new-mexico-border-to-block-illegal-crossings\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas uses razor wire to prevent illegal crossings along the New Mexico border."},"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\">26<\/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-installs-razor-wire-along-new-mexico-border-to-block-illegal-crossings%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=2070094&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 Bolsters Border \u200bSecurity with \u2062Razor Wire Installation<\/h2>\n<p>Texas is taking further measures to secure its \u200dsouthern border by \u2064installing razor wire\u2063 along the New \u200dMexico border. Governor \u200dGreg Abbott has deployed the Texas National Guard to erect a \u2064barrier \u2064along \u2063the Rio Grande River near Sunland Park, New Mexico. \u2064This small\u200d community,\u2064 located in the southeast \u2064corner of the state, is sandwiched between Ciudad Juarez,\u2064 Mexico, to\u2062 the south and El Paso, Texas, to the east.<\/p>\n<p>According to \u2063Governor Abbott, immigrants\u2062 are bypassing Texas barriers by entering\u2064 through an open passage in New Mexico and then making their way\u200b into \u200cTexas. To put \u200ban end to this, \u2064Texas is constructing a barrier on the New Mexico border.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/sen-britt-makes-impassioned-plea-for-action-on-border-security-urges-reporters-to-cover-brutalizing-stories-at-southern-border-5503332?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Sen. Britt Makes Impassioned Plea for Action on Border Security, Urges Reporters to Cover \u2018Brutalizing\u2019 Stories at Southern Border<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/3\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/elon-musk-visits-southern-border-for-an-unfiltered-view-of-the-situation-5500903?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">Elon Musk Visits Southern Border for\u2063 an &#8216;Unfiltered&#8217; View of the Situation<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/29\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Governor Abbott\u2063 announced \u200bthe installation of the razor \u2063wire barrier on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1713764921131889006\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> on Sunday, referring \u2064to the previous\u2062 issue of \u200bmigrants \u200dcrossing illegally into Texas through New \u200cMexico. The barrier aims to redirect their entry point.<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The razor wire barrier is being reinforced with concertina \u2064wire, which features \u2062razor \u200dblades\u200b at regular intervals. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KFOX14\/status\/1713706324784275750?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KFOX-TV<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-lt-gov-mark-robinson-slams-liberal-media-outlet-for-cartoon-depicting-republicans-as-kkk-members-video\/\" title=\"NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Slams Liberal Media Outlet For Cartoon Depicting Republicans As KKK Members (VIDEO)\">local news outlet<\/a>, shared an image of Texas troops placing \u2064the wire along \u200cthe \u2062border.<\/div>\n<p>This latest barrier is part \u200cof Governor Abbott&#8217;s Operation Lone Star \u200cinitiative, which aims to address the significant influx of immigrants\u2064 crossing illegally \u2062into\u200b Texas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Texas has\u2063 allocated billions of dollars \u200bto secure the border, including the construction of its own border wall, \u2064installation of razor wire, and placement of a floating barrier along a section of the Rio Grande.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Governor Abbott\u2063 recently shared a \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1710843332673294745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video \u2063on Twitter<\/a> showcasing the progress of the border wall construction in \u200cWebb County,\u200d proudly stating that Texas is the\u200d first and only state to build its own border wall.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Webb County border wall construction is\u2063 ongoing. We&#8217;re the first \u200band only state to build our own border wall,&#8221; he wrote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Texas Gov. \u200cGreg Abbott, flanked \u2064by state and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/51-lawmakers-warn-biden-immigration-order-could-make-border-crisis-catastrophic-overnight\/\" title=\"51 Lawmakers Warn Biden Immigration Order Could Make Border Crisis \u2018Catastrophic Overnight\u2019\">local law enforcement officials<\/a>, speaks to media in \u200bEagle Pass,\u2064 Texas, on June 29, 2022. \u200c(Charlotte Cuthbertson\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">In \u200caddition to the \u2064physical \u200bbarriers, Governor Abbott has transported over 50,000 illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities across \u200cthe country, including\u2064 New York City,\u200d Chicago, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, \u2063Denver, and Washington D.C. This move\u2064 has been criticized \u2062as \u2064a &#8220;political stunt.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>A spokesperson \u200cfor New\u200d Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham dismissed the installation of the barrier as \u2062a mere\u2064 &#8220;political\u200d stunt.&#8221; Caroline Sweeney, the spokesperson, urged Governor Abbott \u2064to\u2064 focus on working for the people\u200b of Texas rather than engaging in political theatrics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">During \u200ba virtual roundtable discussion, Congressman\u200d Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) emphasized the \u200cneed for better cooperation between Texas \u2064and New Mexico in addressing the border issue. Although Sunland Park is not in Texas, it falls under\u2062 the operation \u2062of the El Paso Sector of\u2064 U.S. Customs \u200cand Border Protection.<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;There needs to be better cooperation,&#8221; stated\u200d Congressman Vasquez during the discussion,\u200b as reported by \u2063the Santa Fe New Mexican.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe El Paso Sector actually monitors and operates across the entire 180 miles \u200cof the \u2064U.S.\/Mexico\u2063 border across my \u200bentire district, so from the\u200d federal level, there\u2019s \u2063coordination between\u200c Texas and New Mexico,\u201d he continued.\u2064 \u201cAt the state level, we have seen that some of Gov. Abbott\u2019s actions \u200bthat he has taken \u2064have been without \u200dconsultation, both without federal stakeholders, but in this case, without New Mexico stakeholders.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Congressman Vasquez, who is up for reelection in 2024, expressed his commitment \u200bto addressing the border issues in Congress, highlighting the underfunding and understaffing of federal agencies responsible for border control.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now, many of our federal agencies are underfunded, understaffed, and lack the resources needed to\u200d effectively help control what&#8217;s\u2062 happening at our border and keep\u200b our\u2064 communities safe, and\u200d I&#8217;m committed to\u2063 addressing these \u200cissues,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>, the goal of these efforts is to create a secure and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-us-on-pace-for-highest-number-of-illegal-border-crossings-in-20-years-border-situation-difficult\/\" title=\"DHS: US On Pace For Highest Number Of Illegal Border Crossings In 20 Years, Border Situation \u2018Difficult\u2019\">orderly immigration system<\/a> that\u200d protects the safety and\u2064 well-being of \u2063all individuals involved.<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Helicopters, 30 boats, \u200dand hundreds of\u2063 state troopers to assist\u2064 in border enforcement efforts.\u200b This heightened security presence aims to deter\u2062 illegal crossings and protect the safety and well-being of Texas residents.<\/div>\n<p>The installation of razor\u200d wire \u200balong\u2064 the New Mexico border is \u200ba strategic move to address the loophole that immigrants have been exploiting. By\u2062 establishing a physical barrier in \u2064this area, Texas \u200baims to close off this pathway and decrease \u200dthe number of undocumented immigrants entering the \u200dstate.<\/p>\n<p>While the installation of razor\u2062 wire may be \u200dseen as controversial \u200dby some, \u200bGovernor Abbott and \u200bhis administration argue that it\u2063 is \u2064a \u2064necessary \u2062measure to ensure border\u200d security. Critics argue that\u2064 such \u2063measures are not effective in addressing the underlying causes of illegal immigration and that resources would be better\u200b directed towards comprehensive immigration reform and addressing the root \u2064causes of migration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">However, Governor Abbott remains steadfast in his commitment to bolstering \u2064border security in Texas. He has consistently\u2064 advocated for stricter immigration policies and has actively sought to fulfill his campaign promises in this regard.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Texas National Guard soldiers \u2064train on the Rio Grande \u200dRiver in Laredo,\u200b Texas, on Oct. 11, 2021. \u200c(Charlotte Cuthbertson\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">The ongoing\u2062 efforts to\u200c secure the Texas-Mexico border reflect \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-installs-razor-wire-along-new-mexico-border-to-block-illegal-crossings\/\" title=\"Texas uses razor wire to prevent illegal crossings along the New Mexico border.\">broader national debate surrounding immigration policy<\/a> and border security. With an increasing \u200dnumber of migrants seeking entry into the United States, the issue of border security has become a \u2063hot-button \u200ctopic.<\/div>\n<p>Texas, being a border\u200c state, has\u200c been particularly impacted by this \u200cissue, prompting local and \u200bstate authorities\u2062 to take matters into their\u2063 own hands. While the debate\u200b continues at the national level, Texas has\u2064 made it clear that \u200bit is taking proactive steps to address the issue and protect its borders.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how effective these measures will be in deterring illegal immigration and securing the border. The complexity of the issue requires a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-report-nearly-triples-estimated-amount-covid-fraudsters-stole-in-unemployment-benefits\/\" title=\"New report triples estimated Covid fraudsters' unemployment benefit theft.\">multi-faceted\u200b approach<\/a> that addresses both the immediate security concerns and the underlying factors driving \u200dmigration from Central America and other regions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">As the \u200csituation at the Texas-Mexico \u200dborder continues to evolve, it\u200d is likely that additional measures will be \u200cimplemented to enhance border security. The installation of razor wire along\u200c the New Mexico border\u2064 is just one example \u2063of the steps Texas is \u2064taking to bolster \u2062its defenses.<\/div>\n<p>The ongoing debate surrounding border security and immigration policy in\u2062 the United States highlights the need for comprehensive solutions that address the underlying causes of migration, while \u200dalso ensuring the safety and security of American\u200c citizens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Texas Department of Public\u2062 Safety troopers stand guard by \u2063the U.S.\u2013Mexico\u2063 border in Mission, Texas,\u2063 on Aug. 2, 2021. \u200c(Charlotte\u200c Cuthbertson\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As Texas continues to bolster its border security efforts, the state will \u2063likely remain \u2064at \u200cthe forefront of the national conversation on immigration and border \u200dpolicy. The effectiveness of \u200cthese measures and their impact \u2063on both immigration\u2064 patterns and \u200bpublic opinion will be closely watched by \u2062both supporters and critics.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas has increased border security by placing razor wire along the New Mexico border. 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