The governor of Texas gave a letter to the president condemning his approach to immigration and border security after meeting him at the base of Air Force One.
Abbott, a Republican about to begin his third term, said in a single-page letter to the Democratic president that his visit to the southern border was too little and late. Your visit avoids the sites where mass illegal immigration occurs and sidesteps the angry Texas property owners whose lives have been destroyed by your border policies.
The brief exchange between Biden and Abbott was picked up by television news cameras, but they didn't say anything. After folding the letter and offering the governor a final handshake, Biden moved on to greet other people who showed up to meet him.
Abbott doesn't do much to mask his dislike for Biden's border policies that backfired on Donald Trump. The governor spoke with reporters after his meeting with the president.
Abbot said that the president who caused the chaos at the border needed to be here. He needs to reimburse the state of Texas for the money we spent on border security initiatives.
The president told Abbott that he wanted to work with him.
After a weekend in which Abbott criticized Biden in a string of social media posts, he met at the airport.
Abbott told the cable network that the photo op was just a game of pretend.
Abbott and other Texas Republican leaders have called on Biden to visit the southern border and take aggressive action to curb illegal immigration.
Biden's trip to the border, his first since taking office two years ago, was announced last week after El Paso dominated national news headlines as thousands of migrants amassed at the border, many of whom crossed into the city in anticipation of the lifting of the policy known as Title42. In some cases, the right to seek asylum in the U.S. can be suspended under the policy that was imposed during the Trump years.
Live updates of President Biden's visit to the border.
The policy must remain pending action by the court.
Abbott said that Texas is a party to the lawsuit.
Title 42 must be maintained by the president according to the laws.
The governor wants the federal government to reimburse Texas for the cost of Abbott's border plan, which has seen the deployment of thousands of National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers. Abbott said he would ask the Legislature for more money.
Abbott wrote a letter to Biden detailing a number of steps he wants the administration to take to stem illegal immigration. He told Biden the actions he wanted him to take.
You have to abide by the many statutes mandating that various categories of migrants should be held.
The federal courts have ordered you to fully enforce the Title 42 expulsions and the Remain-in- Mexico policy.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement must be allowed to remove illegal immigrants from the country in accordance with federal law.
Billions of dollars have been appropriated by Congress for the purpose of building the border wall in Texas.
The Mexican drug cartels should be designated as a terrorist organization.
John C. Moritz is a political reporter for the USA Today Network. He can be reached at jmoritz@gannett.com and he can also be reached on social media.
This article was originally published on El Paso Times.
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