Texas Governor Greg Abbott will announce next week his plan to build a border wall between the Mexico and this southern state of United States, he said Thursday at a press conference.
The Republican governor denounced a immigration illegal ” out of control “, reason for which he wishes the resumption of the work launched under the presidency of Donald Trump which was stopped on the first day of Joe Biden’s mandate.
Thank YOU, Del Rio!
Our efforts to secure the border will only be successful if we work together.#BorderSummitTX pic.twitter.com/0ltIODPE7W
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 11, 2021
Greg Abbott, however, did not provide more details on his plans for the construction of this wall and doubts remain about the feasibility of such a project for Texas since part of the land at the border belongs to the federal government or to individual.
3,200 km of border
The construction of an “anti-migrant” wall on the border between Mexico and the United States was one of Donald Trump’s main campaign promises for the 2016 presidential election.
The barrier, along some 3,200 kilometers of the border with Mexico, was supposed to protect the country from illegal migrants, criminals and drug traffickers.
Arrests at the highest level
“Promise made, promise kept”, assured the White House in January, during Donald Trump’s visit to Texas to mark the completion of more than 700 kilometers of this wall. In fact, a third of the border already had a wall or barrier before he came to power, and the work under his tenure mainly consisted of improvements or reinforcements of existing structures.
Arrests of migrants on the US border with Mexico reached their highest level in 15 years in March, statistics released in April show that increased pressure on Joe Biden, accused by the opposition of downplaying the crisis .
They accuse the president of causing a “Call for air” by relaxing the migration policies of his predecessor Donald Trump, and to ignore the problem thus created.
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