This week, Texas officials seized a park along the southern border as part of Governor Abbott’s emergency powers in response to the unprecedented border crisis. Texas has been using the park as a base to stop illegal immigration while the Biden Administration has allowed it to reach unprecedented levels.
The reason Governor Abbott has been hesitant to go this far until now is because he did not want to put his own state law enforcement officers at odds with federal law enforcement officers.
But we should fight that legal battle when and if it comes. The fact of the matter is that Texas has been doing the job of the federal government - safeguarding the homeland by actively combating illegal entry into our country - for far too long.
It is absurd that Texas even has to take action like this. But we are left with little choice when we are on the front lines of a surge in illegal immigration that threatens the safety, sovereignty, and rule of law not only in Texas but America as a whole, with zero help from the federal government.
If the Biden Administration goes after Texas harder than illegal immigrants crossing into our country, it tells you all you need to know about their priorities.
The time for action is long past due.